Crime & Justice
Cilia Flores, Maduro's wife, returns to US court to seek release from jail on medical grounds
October 8, 2026 at 01:30 PM
Coverage
3 reports · 2 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 2 hours
TGThe Guardian
Nicolás Maduro’s wife to appear in court to push for release from New York jail
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
فقدت سِنَّين و11 كيلوغراما وتتهم بالتعذيب.. فصل جديد من محنة زوجة مادورو
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SNSky News Arabia
"قلب" زوجة مادورو يفتح معركة جديدة أمام القضاء
(opens the publisher’s site)Cilia Flores, wife of ousted Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, returned to a New York court Thursday to seek house arrest on medical grounds.
- Flores, 69, appeared before federal judge Alvin Hellerstein on Thursday to request release from the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn and transfer to house arrest.
- Her lawyers said doctors recommended cardiac catheterization and that she lost 25 pounds in custody and may require heart surgery.
- Prosecutors opposed the request, saying Flores poses an "extreme risk of flight and danger to the public" if released.
- US prosecutors are weighing possible new charges against Maduro and Flores over the torture of Americans detained in Venezuela, CNN reported Wednesday.