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  • 2h ago

    Maduro and Cilia Flores due in New York court Thursday over new torture charges

    Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, are due before a Manhattan federal judge on Thursday, 15 October, to answer new torture conspiracy charges filed on 8 October. Their lawyers have said the couple will plead not guilty.

  • Oct 8

    US adds torture conspiracy charges against Maduro and Cilia Flores

    US prosecutors charged Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores with conspiracy to commit torture on Thursday, while a federal judge refused Flores's request for release from jail on health grounds.

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