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US case against Maduro and Flores adds torture conspiracy charges
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New conspiracy-to-commit-torture counts added to the case against Maduro and Flores
US prosecutors accuse Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores of conspiring to torture Venezuelan detainees, including US citizens. At a New York hearing, both pleaded not guilty; Maduro called the allegations false. Their trial is scheduled for June 2027.
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AllegedCBS reported that federal prosecutors are expected to bring additional charges against Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores.
4 of 4 sources“before adding new charges against him and Flores last week”
AllegedThe reported additional charges accuse Maduro and Flores of playing a role in torturing Americans held in Venezuelan prisons.
8 of 8 sources“new charges of conspiracy to commit torture”