US prosecutors added a conspiracy to commit torture charge to the case against Nicolas Maduro and Cilia Flores.
The revised filing was made in Manhattan federal court and builds on an existing drug trafficking case.
Prosecutors allege the pair took part in a broader effort to use abuse against political opponents and US citizens to maintain power.
One account says the indictment details alleged torture involving Venezuelan security forces against a political target and an American citizen.
Another report says the filing accuses Maduro of authorizing torture and violence, while Flores allegedly attended related meetings.
Flores has sought release or house arrest on health grounds, and prosecutors have argued she is an extreme flight risk.
Both defendants have previously pleaded not guilty to earlier drug charges.
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All of the reporting agrees that US prosecutors have expanded the case against Maduro and Flores with a new torture-related charge. The accounts also agree that Flores sought release on health grounds and that prosecutors opposed it.
What remains unsettled in the coverage is the full scope of the allegations and how the case will develop in court, including the evidence behind the claims. The reporting also leaves open how the added torture conspiracy charge will affect the broader proceedings.
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The coverage frames the filing as a major new torture allegation against Maduro and Flores. It says prosecutors accuse them of participating in a multi-decade conspiracy with Venezuelan officials to abuse political opponents and US citizens to keep power. It also reports that Maduro is alleged to have directed or been briefed on abuses, while Flores was allegedly present at related meetings.
The coverage says US authorities added torture allegations to the criminal case against Maduro and Flores. It presents the case as an updated indictment in Manhattan and notes that prosecutors say the alleged victims included political opponents and US citizens. It also reports the separate fight over Flores’s request for house arrest and the government’s view that she is a flight risk.
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Al Jazeera reports that US prosecutors in Manhattan filed a superseding indictment adding a conspiracy to commit torture charge against former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. According to the filing, the couple participated in a multi-decade conspiracy involving Venezuelan officials to use abuse against political opponents and US citizens to maintain power. Prosecutors allege Maduro personally directed or was briefed on abuses like electric shocks and asphyxiation, while Flores was allegedly present at related meetings. Both defendants pleaded not guilty to prior drug charges and remain in custody ahead of a scheduled June 2027 trial.
India Today reports that US prosecutors charged ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores with conspiracy to commit torture to protect their grip on power. The new charge was added to an existing drug trafficking case in Manhattan federal court and carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 50 years upon conviction. The indictment details alleged torture instances involving Venezuelan security forces against a political target and an American citizen. Meanwhile, a US federal judge rejected Flores's request for release from jail on health grounds after prosecutors argued she posed an extreme flight risk.
The Times of India reports that US authorities added torture allegations to the criminal case against former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores. The revised indictment accuses Maduro of authorising torture and violence against political opponents and notes that three US citizens were among the alleged victims. Prosecutors opposed Flores's separate request for house arrest on health grounds, describing her as an extreme risk of flight. Both defendants pleaded not guilty to previous cocaine trafficking charges following their capture in Caracas.