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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Jim Yango Fantonial

Maduro and Wife Face New US Torture Conspiracy Charge Over Alleged Abuse of Americans in Venezuela

Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, have been charged in New York with conspiring to torture political opponents and American citizens held in Venezuelan custody (Credit: Screenshot/Youtube CBS New York)

Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Adela Flores de Maduro, face a new US charge of conspiring to commit torture, including against Americans detained in Venezuela.

Federal prosecutors unveiled the allegation in Manhattan, New York, on Thursday, and the indictment alleges that detainees suffered beatings, electric shocks and other abuse under Venezuela's security apparatus.

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