US EditionDeposed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro asks judge to toss out indictment against him
Maduro's legal team claims U.S. sanctions block Venezuelan funds for his defense, violating his Sixth Amendment rights in a drug trafficking case, court papers say.
- Barry Pollack filed papers in Manhattan federal court Thursday asking a judge to dismiss the indictment, arguing U.S. action blocked funds for Nicolás Maduro's defense and included Maduro's declaration of entitlement to government-funded counsel.
- The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control said it approved a Jan. 9 license for Venezuela to pay legal fees, then rescinded it within three hours while allowing payments for Cilia Flores.
- The indictment charges Maduro with working with cartels to ship cocaine, and Pollack said `Mr. Maduro, as Venezuela’s head of state, has both a right and an expectation to have legal fees associated with these charges funded by the government of Venezuela`.
- Pollack warned the trial could be constitutionally defective without restored Venezuelan funds and said he will resign if charges remain, forcing the court to appoint counsel at United States taxpayers' expense.
- Amid U.S.-Venezuela policy tensions, Maduro and his wife have been in U.S. custody since early January after the U.S. military seized them, with the fee dispute linked to policies since 2019.
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President Maduro Denounces US Violation of Right to Defense Amid Funding Blockade
Caracas (OrinocoTribune.com)—Through his attorney Barry Pollack, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has denounced the United States for violating his right to a legal defense by attempting to prevent the Venezuelan government from paying his law firm’s fees. In a sworn statement dated February 18 and filed with a federal court in Manhattan, President Maduro clarified that, in accordance with the laws and practices of Venezuela, he has the right…
Maduro Asks Court to Dismiss Charges Against Him Because US Government Won’t Allow Venezuela to Pay His Legal Bills
Already a subscriber? Make sure to log into your account before viewing this content. You can access your account by hitting the “login” button on the top right corner. Still unable to see the content after signing in? Make sure your card on file is up-to-date. Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has officially moved to dismiss US drug trafficking charges against him. Getting into it: In a filing in federal court, Maduro argues …
The case against Nicolás Maduro is suddenly about the financing of his lawyers. According to the application, a U.S. permit for payments from Venezuela was revoked in the short term. An analysis.
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