Trial date proposed for ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro
Summary
A trial date of June 2027 has been proposed for ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores. They face charges in the U.S. of narco-terrorism and drug trafficking linked to drug cartels. The U.S. court is setting schedules for evidence and motions before the trial.Key Facts
- Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, are accused of working with drug cartels to traffic cocaine into the United States.
- A federal court in Manhattan has proposed June 2027 as the trial date.
- Prosecutors and defense lawyers have arranged a timeline for pretrial motions and evidence sharing.
- Maduro’s legal team will file a motion to dismiss the case by September, citing sovereign immunity, with a hearing in November.
- Most non-classified evidence has been shared with the defense; classified evidence is to be shared by November.
- Defense lawyers dropped their initial motion to dismiss after the Treasury Department allowed Venezuelan funds to pay for their legal defense.
- Maduro and Flores were brought to the U.S. in January during a military operation to face charges.
- Maduro declared his innocence and claimed he is still the president of Venezuela during a court hearing.
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