Ousted Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, wife Celia Flores charged with torture in new indictment
- Flores and Maduro's defencesThe couple's attorneys have previously asked for the case to be dismissed on the grounds that they have immunity as the leader and first lady of a foreign country.
- Lawyers for Flores, 69, have also argued that she has medical issues that cannot be treated effectively in jail, and that she could instead be allowed to live under 24-hour guard at a residence in New York.
- The United States, on the other hand, will likely argue it does not recognize Maduro as the legitimate leader of Venezuela, and hasn't since 2019, when it said his re-election was fraudulent.
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- Flores and Maduro's defencesThe couple's attorneys have previously asked for the case to be dismissed on the grounds that they have immunity as the leader and first lady of a foreign country.
- Lawyers for Flores, 69, have also argued that she has medical issues that cannot be treated effectively in jail, and that she could instead be allowed to live under 24-hour guard at a residence in New York.
- The United States, on the other hand, will likely argue it does not recognize Maduro as the legitimate leader of Venezuela, and hasn't since 2019, when it said his re-election was fraudulent.
Sources: CBC