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Oct 8, 2026

US charges Nicolas Maduro and wife Cilia Flores with torture conspiracy

U.S. prosecutors filed new criminal charges against former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, accusing them of conspiring to torture political opponents and American citizens to maintain power. The torture charges add to existing drug trafficking allegations against the couple, who have been in federal custody since January.

Oct 8, 2026·9 sources
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Top claims

  • ▪Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores previously pleaded not guilty to the drug trafficking and narco-terrorism charges.
  • ▪US prosecutions of foreign dictators effectively deter the kidnapping of American citizens
  • ▪The indictment alleges that Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores headed a state-sponsored system of repression to suppress political opposition and maintain power in Venezuela from at least 1999 through 2025.

People involved

Nicolás Maduro

Subtopics

Drug trafficking1Human rights abuses1Political oppression1Venezuelan political crisis1

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