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The Guardian - US
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Victoria Bekiempis

Nicolás Maduro and his wife indicted for alleged torture of US citizens

a courtroom sketch shows Nicolas Maduro and his wife in court
A courtroom sketch shows Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores attending their arraignment in New York City in January. Photograph: Jane Rosenberg/AFP/Getty Images

The deposed Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, have been indicted for alleged conspiracy to commit torture, according to Manhattan federal court papers unsealed on Thursday.

The superseding indictment was unsealed shortly before Flores appeared at court in her ongoing push for pre-trial release – which was denied by Judge Alvin Hellerstein. Maduro and Flores have jailed in New York City since early January.

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