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Adam Gabbatt in New York

Maduro’s legal team includes acclaimed lawyer who represented Julian Assange

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Lawyer Barry Pollack speaks in Canberra, Australia, on 26 June 2024. Photograph: Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images

When Nicolás Maduro appeared in court in New York on Monday, his choice of lawyer quickly raised eyebrows.

The captured Venezuelan president was accompanied by Barry Pollack, a top-tier US trial lawyer who spent years representing Julian Assange, eventually securing the WikiLeaks founder’s release from prison in the UK in 2024.

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