Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro and wife Cilia Flores deny US torture charges as 'false accusations'
Summary
Nicolas Maduro, the ousted president of Venezuela, and his wife Cilia Flores pleaded not guilty to new U.S. charges accusing them of torturing political opponents and U.S. citizens. They have been held in U.S. custody since January after a military capture and face trial for these and other accusations, including drug trafficking and firearms offenses.Key Facts
- Maduro and Flores denied U.S. charges accusing them of torture and called the accusations false.
- They appeared in a New York court and pleaded not guilty to new torture-related charges.
- Prosecutors say they tortured victims with electric shocks, beatings, starvation, and forced injections to suppress opponents.
- The couple is accused of torturing an American in 2022 on suspicion of assassination plotting.
- Maduro and Flores are already charged in the U.S. with drug trafficking and firearms crimes related to cocaine smuggling.
- They were captured in a U.S. military raid at their Caracas home in January 2026.
- Maduro claims immunity as the president of Venezuela, but U.S. courts do not recognize this claim.
- Since their capture, Venezuela's vice president Delcy Rodriguez has taken over as acting leader and pushed reforms in the oil sector under U.S. pressure.
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