Maduro’s wife seeks home detention as heart condition worsens in US custody
- Her lawyers say Flores needs cardiac treatment and recovery facilities a detention centre cannot provide.
- Venezuela’s former first lady, Cilia Flores de Maduro, has asked a judge to release her from federal detention in the United States, citing a worsening heart condition.
- In an application for pre-trial release on Wednesday, her legal team asked for the court to allow Flores to await trial under home confinement in Manhattan.
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- Her lawyers say Flores needs cardiac treatment and recovery facilities a detention centre cannot provide.
- Venezuela’s former first lady, Cilia Flores de Maduro, has asked a judge to release her from federal detention in the United States, citing a worsening heart condition.
- In an application for pre-trial release on Wednesday, her legal team asked for the court to allow Flores to await trial under home confinement in Manhattan.
Sources: Al Jazeera