Maduro and Cilia Flores face new U.S. charges of torture and narco-terrorism

Nicolás Maduro Cilia Flores torture charges narco-terrorism FARC

U.S. federal prosecutors in Manhattan have expanded criminal charges against Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. In addition to existing narcotics-related charges, the new indictment includes conspiracy to commit torture.

The indictment alleges that Maduro and Flores oversaw a repressive system used to inflict physical and mental suffering on political opponents, military personnel, and more than a dozen U.S. citizens. Reported methods of torture include electric shocks, asphyxiation, beatings, and deprivation of food and water.

Furthermore, the 30-page document links Maduro to alleged negotiations with the FARC guerrilla group. Prosecutors claim that in 2013, Maduro and Flores met with FARC leaders, including Rodrigo Londoño (alias Timochenko), to resolve debts stemming from drug trafficking through the exchange of explosives and weapons.

Maduro and Flores are currently detained at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York, following their capture in Caracas. Both have pleaded not guilty to previous charges. Maduro’s attorney, Barry J. Pollack, stated that his client rejects the new allegations. The trial is scheduled for June 2027.

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Brooklyn · Cilia Flores · FARC · Nicolás Maduro · Todd Blanche · U.S. Department of Justice

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What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.

[● 2 SOURCES] Cilia Flores faces an expanded charge of conspiracy to commit narco-terrorism. uruguayaldia.com.uy
[● 6 SOURCES] The U.S. Department of Justice has expanded charges against Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores to include conspiracy to commit torture. quintafuerza.mx · teleradioamerica.com · kesq.com · penascodigital.com · uruguayaldia.com.uy
[● 4 SOURCES] Alleged torture methods include electric shocks, asphyxiation, beatings, and deprivation of food and water. asiesnuestravida.com.ar · quintafuerza.mx · contrapodernews.com
[● 3 SOURCES] The trial for Maduro and Flores is scheduled for June 2027. penascodigital.com · quintafuerza.mx
[● 2 SOURCES] Maduro's attorney, Barry J. Pollack, stated that his client rejects the new allegations. teleradioamerica.com · kesq.com
[● 3 SOURCES] The indictment links Maduro to alleged negotiations for explosives and weapons with the FARC to settle drug debts. www.opinioncaribe.com · costanoticias.com · uruguayaldia.com.uy
[● 6 SOURCES] The indictment alleges a repressive system used to torture political opponents, military personnel, and U.S. citizens. quintafuerza.mx · teleradioamerica.com · kesq.com · penascodigital.com
[● 3 SOURCES] Maduro and Flores are currently detained in Brooklyn, New York. penascodigital.com · asiesnuestravida.com.ar