Crime & Justice
US brings torture conspiracy charges against Maduro and wife
October 8, 2026 at 04:07 PM
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3 reports · 1 in Arabic, 2 in English · over 4 hours
BABBC Arabic
نيكولاس مادورو: الرئيس الفنزويلي السابق يواجه اتهامات بالتآمر لارتكاب أعمال تعذيب
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AJAl Jazeera English
Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro and his wife charged over torture allegations
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BNBBC News
Venezuela's ex-leader Nicolás Maduro charged with conspiracy to commit torture
(opens the publisher’s site)US prosecutors have charged former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores with conspiring to commit torture.
- Prosecutors filed the new count in a Manhattan federal court on Thursday.
- The charge adds to the drug trafficking and weapons charges the couple already face, which they have denied.
- Maduro and Flores have been held at Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center since US forces captured them in January.
- Their trial is scheduled for June 2027.