# US Charges Maduro With Torture

> US charges ex-Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and his wife with torture conspiracy.
- Title: US Charges Maduro With Torture · euronews | Shortify
- Summary: US charges ex-Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and his wife with torture conspiracy. US authorities charged former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and…
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- Source: euronews — https://euronews.com/2026/10/08/us-charges-former-venezuelan-president-nicolas-maduro-with-torture
- Author: Greta Ruffino
- Published: 2026-10-08T16:20:27+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: nicolas maduro, cilia flores, us, venezuela, torture, indictment, human rights abuses, drug trafficking charges, news, world, politics
## New US Torture Charges
US authorities charged former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, with conspiring to torture Venezuelan citizens to remain in power.

> he authorized the use of torture against specific individuals and oversaw a system designed to use torture, arbitrary detention and violence as a means of repression against the political opposition
## Alleged Torture Methods
The indictment alleges thousands of Venezuelans were harassed, threatened, arrested, prosecuted, assaulted, tortured, or killed by people acting on behalf of Maduro’s government.

> the alleged abuse included electric shocks, beatings and asphyxiation
## Current Legal Status
Maduro and Flores have been detained in New York since January after US forces captured them during an overnight raid on their Caracas home.

> he also faces allegations of human rights abuses committed during his presidency
## Key takeaway

US authorities charged former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife with conspiring to torture Venezuelan citizens to remain in power.