The new charge against Maduro in the New York court / What was the response of the Venezuelan president?
Maduro and his wife stood up to the new accusation of torture and reiterated their innocence; A case that has gained new dimensions.
In a New York court, Maduro denied the new charges of conspiring to use torture, saying the allegations were false.
According to this report, Celia Flores, the wife of the president of Venezuela, also declared during this court that she is completely innocent.
A US official had previously announced that the kidnapped president of Venezuela and his wife would face new charges, including the alleged torture of US citizens imprisoned in the country.
Maduro and Flores were illegally arrested in Caracas by the American terrorist army on January 3rd (13 January 1404) and were taken to New York for trial on drug trafficking charges. They have denied the charges against them.
A spokesman for the US Attorney's office in Manhattan, which filed the charges, declined to comment on the new charges.
Maduro, who ruled Venezuela from 2013 until his abduction, arrest and transfer to the United States, and had strained relations with the United States, called himself a "prisoner of war" in the January 5 meeting (15 January 1404).
At his impeachment hearing in January, Maduro also told the court: "I am innocent." I am not guilty. I am an honorable man. I am still the president of my country.