Maduro’s wife seeks home detention as heart condition worsens in US custody
Summary
Cilia Flores de Maduro, Venezuela’s former first lady, has asked a U.S. judge to allow her to stay under home detention in New York because her heart condition has worsened. Flores and her husband, former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, were arrested in a U.S. military operation and now face drug and weapons charges in New York.Key Facts
- Cilia Flores de Maduro is currently held in a U.S. detention center in Brooklyn.
- She has a heart condition called mitral valve prolapse that has worsened since her arrest.
- Flores’s lawyers say she may have had a minor heart attack while in U.S. custody.
- She was taken from Caracas during a U.S. military operation on January 3.
- Flores has asked to be released to home detention with strict monitoring in Manhattan.
- Home detention would include video surveillance, phone monitoring, and armed guards.
- Flores and her husband are charged with drug and weapons crimes and will go on trial in June.
- They both deny the charges against them.
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