Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro back to court for pretrial hearing in his US drug trafficking case
Prosecutors and defense proposed a June 2027 trial start as Maduro’s lawyers prepare to challenge the case on immunity grounds.
- Venezuela's ousted President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores are due back in a U.S. court for a hearing over their drug trafficking case.
- U.S. prosecutors and Maduro's lawyers proposed a June 2027 start for the trial, and Maduro may seek dismissal on grounds of immunity.
- Maduro, who was captured in a January 3 raid, referred to himself as a 'prisoner of war' and accused the U.S. of seeking control of Venezuela's oil reserves.
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The former President of Venezuela attends the third session of the process in which he is accused of narcoterrorism in New York
The proposal was submitted jointly by the Attorney General's Office and the defence before the hearing scheduled for Wednesday.
Maduro, Justice Department Propose a June 2027 Trial Start
Deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and U.S. federal prosecutors on July 21 proposed a June 2027 start date for Maduro’s U.S. criminal trial on drug trafficking charges. A court filing showed the joint proposal ahead of a hearing on July 22 in Manhattan federal court. The filing gave a rough outline of the possible next steps in one of the most significant criminal cases in recent U.S. history. The trial date will ultimately be decided by U…
Nicolás Maduro will appear before a New York court this Wednesday in a new hearing for the process he faces in the United States. The session will address procedural matters and the possible start date of the trial.
Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro back to court for pretrial hearing in his U.S. drug trafficking case
Nicolas Maduro returns to court with his lawyers Wednesday and is expected to continue objecting to the U.S. military action that snatched the Venezuelan president from power and deposited him in New York to face drug trafficking charges.
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