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Maduro and Cilia Flores Would Ask for Immunity in Claiming that American Court Cannot Prosecute Them

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The defense of Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores prepares a motion to claim immunity and question the jurisdiction of the Federal Court of New York.

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The defense of Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores prepares a motion to claim immunity and question the jurisdiction of the Federal Court of New York.

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US courts have historically rejected arguments based on violations of international law or treaties

Maduro's defense claims immunity from head of state and illegality of his capture to dismiss drug trafficking charges in the U.S. The trial is set for 2027.

Nicolás Maduro is willing to test precedents of alleged violations of international law or of treaty obligations when he will present a few motions on Wednesday, September 2, arguing that his criminal case for drug trafficking should be dismissed. His lawyer, Barry Pollack, said that the chavista leader [...] La entrada Reuters: Defensa de Maduro will attempt to curb the criminal proceedings with immunity arguments was first published in La Verd…

News of the Day and the Hour Latest News of the day The defense of Nicolás Maduro will turn this Wednesday before a federal court in New York to try to stop the criminal proceedings he faces in the United States, through... The news Defense of Nicolás Maduro will claim immunity to attempt to curb criminal proceedings in the United States was first published in News of the Day and the Hour Latest News of today

For more than a century, in cases involving defendants ranging from a 19th-century Chicago bank teller accused of "stealing to a Central American dictator accused of drug trafficking, US judges rejected arguments that alleged violations of international law or treaty obligations should result in [...] Maduro's defense entry will attempt to curb criminal proceedings in the US with immunity arguments was first published in Information Focus.

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Folha de S.Paulo broke the news in São Paulo, Brazil on Tuesday, September 1, 2026.
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