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US prosecutors charge Venezuela's ex-leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife with conspiracy to commit torture
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United States prosecutors have filed new charges against Venezuela's former leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, accusing them of conspiracy to commit torture regarding US citizens held in Venezuela during his presidency. The couple, in US custody since January following a raid in Caracas, already face drug-trafficking and weapons charges, which they deny. Their trial is scheduled to begin in June 2027.
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- US prosecutors have charged former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, with conspiracy to commit torture.
- The new accusations involve the alleged torture of US citizens detained in Venezuela while Maduro was in power.
- Maduro and Flores have been held in a Brooklyn detention centre since being seized by US forces in Caracas in January.
- The couple also faces existing drug-trafficking and weapons charges, which they deny.
- Their trial is set to begin in June 2027.