US files new torture charges against Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro and wife Cilia Flores
- The United States on Thursday filed new torture charges against ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, bolstering a mounting criminal case against the pair held in US custody.
- Maduro and Flores already face drug trafficking and firearms charges in the United States after they were snatched from their Caracas compound in an extraordinary US military raid in January.
- A new court filing shows both are now further charged with conspiracy to commit torture against victims, including US citizens, in Venezuelan detention -- with prosecutors detailing alleged waterboardi
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- The United States on Thursday filed new torture charges against ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, bolstering a mounting criminal case against the pair held in US custody.
- Maduro and Flores already face drug trafficking and firearms charges in the United States after they were snatched from their Caracas compound in an extraordinary US military raid in January.
- A new court filing shows both are now further charged with conspiracy to commit torture against victims, including US citizens, in Venezuelan detention -- with prosecutors detailing alleged waterboardi
Sources: France 24