Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, declared themselves not guilty of the new conspiracy charges to commit torture that the US Attorney’s Office accused them of. Both appeared in the Southern District Court of the United States. They appeared before federal judge Alvin Hellerstein in New York, where they were accused of conspiracy to commit torture and were charged with conspiracy to commit narcoterrorism.
Maduro declared himself not guilty and assured that the accusation is based on “false accusations and testimony against his person”, while Flores limited herself to declaring herself “completely innocent” and “not guilty” of the new charges. Both claimed to have been informed by their lawyers of the new accusation and to have received a copy in Spanish of the same.
The hearing focused on the schedule to be followed, and the judge postponed until June 14, 2027, the start of the trial, which was initially scheduled for June 1. The defense requested more time to be able to prepare their response to the new accusation of the US Attorney’s Office.
After the new accusation, Maduro and Flores are charged with conspiracy to commit narcoterrorism, conspiracy to import cocaine to the US, possession and conspiracy to possess destructive weapons, and conspiracy to commit torture.
The last hearing before the trial begins will take place on June 7. It is not planned to hold another hearing until December.
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