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Maduro pleads not guilty to torture charges in New York
Venezuela's former leader and his wife face new allegations of running a system of violent repression that killed thousands.
In brief
Venezuela's former leader and his wife face new allegations of running a system of violent repression that killed thousands. Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to commit torture in a New York court, with trial scheduled for June twenty twenty-seven. Originally reported by BBC News.
Maduro and wife face torture charges
Venezuela's former leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores appeared in a New York court on Thursday to plead not guilty to new charges of conspiracy to commit torture.
Prosecutors allege system of repression
Government prosecutors allege Maduro and Flores created and maintained a violent system of repression that saw thousands of Venezuelans killed, harassed, and tortured.
Maduro denies accusations in court
Maduro told the court he denied the false accusations and false testimony against him. I reject this document entirely, he said in Spanish through a translator.
“I reject this document entirely”
Trial set for June twenty twenty-seven
Maduro and Flores were captured in January during a US military raid and remain in jail in New York.Both have argued the case should be thrown out on sovereign immunity grounds.
Here's the gist
Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to commit torture in a New York court, with trial scheduled for June twenty twenty-seven.
