From euronews · Greta Ruffino · · 50s
US Charges Maduro With Torture
US charges ex-Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and his wife with torture conspiracy.
In brief
US charges ex-Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and his wife with torture conspiracy. US authorities charged former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife with conspiring to torture Venezuelan citizens to remain in power. Originally reported by euronews.
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”
The bottom line
US authorities charged former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife with conspiring to torture Venezuelan citizens to remain in power.
