Maduro pleads not guilty to additional charges in New York
- Venezuela's former leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, appeared in court on Thursday to plead not guilty to new charges of conspiracy to commit torture.
- The US government initially accused Maduro of narco-terrorism, drug trafficking and weapons-related offenses, before adding new charges against him and Flores last week.
- Maduro and Flores were captured in January during a US military raid, after which they were taken to New York, where they remain in jail.
Confirmed
- Venezuela's former leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, appeared in court on Thursday to plead not guilty to new charges of conspiracy to commit torture.
- The US government initially accused Maduro of narco-terrorism, drug trafficking and weapons-related offenses, before adding new charges against him and Flores last week.
- Maduro and Flores were captured in January during a US military raid, after which they were taken to New York, where they remain in jail.
Sources: BBC News, Al Jazeera