Deposed Venezuelan Leader Nicolás Maduro Pleads Not Guilty in US Court

Maduro pleaded not guilty, telling the judge: “I am a decent man, the President of my country… I was captured.” - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm.co.ke..

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Nicolás Maduro, the deposed leader of Venezuela, and his wife, Cilia Flores, pleaded not guilty in a New York court to charges including drug trafficking and weapons offenses. Maduro claimed he was "captured" after being taken from his Caracas residence.

Maduro and Flores face a 25-page indictment that includes allegations of a “narco-terrorism conspiracy.”
The case is overseen by District Judge Alvin Hellerstein, and Maduro is represented by attorney Barry Joel Pollack.
The UN Secretary-General António Guterres expressed concern over the legality of the operation that brought Maduro to the United States.

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