Venezuela’s Maduro to face new US charges over alleged torture of Americans, official says

Venezuela’s Maduro to face new US charges over alleged torture of Americans, official says

Ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, ‌are expected to face new criminal charges in the US over the alleged torture of Americans held in the South American ⁠country, a US official said on Wednesday. The ‌announcement could come as soon as Thursday, the official said. Maduro ‌and Flores were captured by ⁠the ⁠US military from their homes in Caracas on ‌January 3 and brought to New York ‌to face drug-trafficking charges. They have pleaded ‌not guilty. A...

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