Former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were charged in the US state of New York with conspiring to commit torture in connection with allegations that they tortured political opponents to maintain their power.The charge announced on Thursday in a Manhattan…
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22MEDIA INTERNATIONALWorld DeskFormer Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were charged in the US state of New York with conspiring to commit torture in connection with allegations that they tortured political opponents to maintain their power.The charge announced on Thursday in a Manhattan…
22MEDIA REPORTWorldTheir trial is scheduled for June 1.The charges pile on an ongoing criminal case against Maduro and Flores.
A superseding indictment accuses Maduro of working with cartel groups to move cocaine through Venezuela toward the United States.
The new US charge adds to the existing drug trafficking case against Venezuela’s former president and first lady.
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