Maduro and wife plead not guilty to new US torture charges
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Neutral summary
Former Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores appeared before the Federal Court for the Southern District of Manhattan on Thursday, October 15, where they formally pleaded not guilty to new charges brought by US prosecutors the previous week. The charges relate to an alleged conspiracy to torture political opponents and US citizens in Venezuela in order to retain power. Maduro, who according to reports appeared in court in shackles, dismissed the accusations as “false accusations,” while Flores stated, “I am completely innocent, I am not guilty.” The hearing was marked by tension, with reports of a sharp exchange between Maduro and Judge Alvin Hellerstein. According to Brasil de Fato, the defense plans to invoke sovereign immunity in an effort to have the case dismissed. The trial has been postponed to June 2027, as reported by Poder360. Supporters of Maduro within the chavista movement, including spokespeople for the United Socialist Party of Venezuela, maintain that he and his wife are being “kidnapped” in the United States and are demanding their full release. Maduro’s son, according to Clarín, expressed hope for a diplomatic resolution. As cameras are barred from the courtroom, the defendants’ appearance — described as thinner and visibly affected after months in custody — has been documented in courtroom sketches.
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Metropoles (outlet profile)
Maduro e esposa se declaram inocentes de acusação de torturas na Venezuela. Maduro e esposa são alvos de ações, nos EUA, sobre supostas torturas cometidas contra opositores e cidadãos norte-americanos na Venezuela
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La Patilla (outlet profile)
¿Qué implica que Nicolás Maduro y Cilia Flores se declaren inocentes de nuevos cargos ante tribunal de Nueva York?.   Nicolás Maduro y Cilia Flores se presentaron este jueves ante la Corte Federal del Distrito Sur…
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La Nación (outlet profile)
Maduro desafía al juez en una tensa audiencia en Nueva York y rechaza los nuevos cargos por torturas. El expresidente venezolano compareció con grilletes junto a su esposa, Cilia Flores, ante un tribunal de Manhattan; c…
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Channel NewsAsia (outlet profile)
Venezuela's Maduro denies US torture charges as 'false accusations'. Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores pleaded not guilty to new torture charges in a US court, with Maduro rejecting them as “false accusations” an…
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La Patilla (outlet profile)
Iris Varela y Freddy Bernal, los únicos que se acuerdan de Nicolás Maduro y Cilia Flores.   Solo un par de voceros del Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela (Psuv) se aventuraron este jueves a afirmar que Nicolás M…
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Aristegui Noticias (outlet profile)
El chavismo reafirma que Nicolás Maduro y Cilia Flores están ‘secuestrados en EE.UU.. El chavismo afirma que Nicolás Maduro y su esposa Cilia Flores, se encuentran "secuestrados" en Estados Unidos y reafirman libertad a…
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El Comercio (Perú) (outlet profile)
El chavismo reafirma que Nicolás Maduro y Cilia Flores están “secuestrados” en EE.UU.. El chavismo reafirmó este jueves que el presidente depuesto de Venezuela Nicolás Maduro y su esposa, la exdiputada Cilia Flores, est…
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El Colombiano (outlet profile)
Más delgados y visiblemente afectados: así fueron retratados Maduro y su esposa en su última audiencia en Nueva York. El depuesto dictador de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, y su esposa, Cilia Flores, declararon nuevamente e…
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Terra (outlet profile)
Em tribunal nos EUA, Maduro afirma ser inocente de acusações tortura. Ex-líder da Venezuela afirma serem falsas denúncias apresentadas por promotores dos EUA, ...
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UOL (outlet profile)
Em tribunal nos EUA, Maduro afirma ser inocente de acusações tortura. m tribunal nos EUA, Maduro afirma ser inocente de acusações tortura - Ex-líder da Venezuela afirma serem falsas denúncias apresentadas por promotores…
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Poder360 (outlet profile)
Maduro e mulher se declaram inocentes de acusações de tortura. Nova denúncia aponta ordem para perseguir opositores; julgamento foi adiado para junho de 2027
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Brasil de Fato (outlet profile)
Nicolás Maduro e Cilia Flores se declaram inocentes diante de novas acusações dos Estados Unidos. Defesa invoca imunidade soberana para anular o processo no tribunal federal Fonte
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Clarín (outlet profile)
El hijo de Maduro confía en la diplomacia y el diálogo para lograr libertad de su padre. El hijo de Nicolás Maduro, tras la audiencia en Nueva York, confía en la diplomacia para liberar a sus padres, acusados de narcote…
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La Patilla (outlet profile)
Nicolasito confía en la diplomacia y el diálogo con EEUU para lograr la libertad de su padre.   El diputado chavista Nicolás Maduro Guerra, hijo del depuesto presidente Nicolás Maduro, aseguró que su padre y la esp…
Factual core
- Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores pleaded not guilty to new charges in a US court today.
- Maduro's defense claims the allegations are false.
- Nicolas Maduro appeared in a US court and pleaded not guilty to torture charges.
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