# 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.
- Title: Maduro pleads not guilty to torture charges in New York
- Summary: 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…
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- Source: BBC News — https://bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqwyrn1l74zro
- Published: 2026-10-15T16:52:13.709+00:00
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- Topics: nicolás maduro, cilia flores, venezuela, torture charges, new york court, us government, news, world
## 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.
## Key takeaway

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.