US Prosecutors Expected to File New Torture Charges Against Nicolás Maduro and Wife

Federal prosecutors in New York are reportedly preparing additional charges against former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, over the alleged detention and abuse of American citizens in Venezuela. The proposed indictment would expand an existing case in Manhattan. It is expected to focus on alleged abuses at facilities run by Venezuela's military counterintelligence agency, including the detention of former US nationals and the CITGO 6 energy executives. Maduro and Flores have pleaded not guilty to earlier narco-terrorism and drug-trafficking conspiracy charges. Their lawyers are challenging the legality of their arrest, while Flores is seeking house arrest ahead of trial.

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