Venezuela’s Maduro pleads not guilty to US conspiracy to torture charges

Maduro and wife appear in New York City court after new ‘conspiracy to commit torture’ charges.Published On 15 Oct 202615 Oct 2026Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores have pleaded not guilty to new charges of ‘conspiracy to commit torture’, which were unsealed last week.Maduro and Flores appeared in a New York City courtroom on Thursday after being abducted from Caracas in a United States military operation in January.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Venezuelans rally for opposition leader’s return and presidential electionslist 2 of 3To the victor belong Venezuela’s spoils: Delcy Rodriguez’s UNGA about-facelist 3 of 3Venezuelan government, opposition agree to work towards reform of top courtend of listThe pair had previously pleaded not guilty to several other charges, including narco-terrorism, cocaine importation conspiracy and possession of machineguns and destructive devices.Maduro spoke briefly at his January court appearance, days after the US military abduction.“I am innocent. I am not guilty. I am a decent man. I am still president of my country,” Maduro said then, adding that he had been “kidnapped”.US Attorney Jamie McDonald said last week th...