US EditionVenezuela’s Maduro set for first court appearance after US capture
Deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores are scheduled to appear in Manhattan federal court on narcotics and narco-terrorism charges, following their recent capture.
- On Monday, Nicolás Maduro will appear in Manhattan federal court for arraignment on a four-count indictment, and he and Cilia Flores are held at the Metropolitan Detention Center, Brooklyn.
- A superseding indictment unsealed Saturday updates charges first filed in 2020, accusing Maduro of working with drug cartels to ship thousands of tonnes of cocaine, and Trump administration officials portrayed the operation as law-enforcement.
- The indictment details violent acts allegedly ordered by Nicolás Maduro's circle, including kidnappings, beatings, and a Caracas drug boss killing, while Cilia Flores faces bribery accusations from 2007 and narco-terrorism charges carry potential life sentences.
- Legal scholars say U.S. courts may allow prosecution because the U.S. doesn't recognise Maduro as head of state, while Maduro's defence lawyers are expected to raise sovereign-immunity arguments and the United Nations Security Council meets today amid protests.
- Washington had offered a 50 million reward and increased military pressure before the capture, while the former Vice President said, 'We extend an invitation to the U.S. government to work together on an agenda for cooperation.
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The judge ordered the dictator to appear in court on 17 March for hearings.
Venezuelan President and Cilia Flores, accused of drug trafficking in particular, arrived on Monday at the New York Court for their first appearance after their abduction. In Paris, Emmanuel Mac...
Maduro arrives at NY court for first apperance since capture
NEW YORK — Toppled Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro arrived at a New York court on Monday to face U.S. drug trafficking charges after President Donald Trump's stunning capture of him rattled world leaders and left officials in Caracas scrambling to respond. U.N. Chief Antonio Guterres raised concerns about instability in Venezuela and the legality of Trump's strike, the most dramatic U.S. intervention in Latin America since the 1989 Panama invas…
The Wapa TV analyst discusses the charges that Maduro and his wife will face today in a federal court in New York.
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