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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Larry Neumeister and Joshua Goodman

Ex-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and wife seek to end drug charges case on immunity grounds

Venezuela Maduro - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife asked a judge on Wednesday to dismiss the drug trafficking indictment against them on the grounds that they have immunity as the leader and first lady of a foreign country.

In papers filed in Manhattan federal court, lawyers for Maduro said a judge was required by law to reject the indictment because it cannot be brought against a foreign leader.

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