Venezuela’s Maduro to face new US charges over alleged torture of Americans, official says

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Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, may face additional US criminal charges over alleged torture of Americans detained in Venezuela. The charges could be filed as soon as Thursday; the couple were captured in Caracas by US forces and taken to New York to face existing drug-trafficking charges.

Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, are expected to face new criminal charges in ‌the US over the alleged torture of Americans held in the South American country, a US official said on Wednesday. The new charges could come as soon as Thursday, according to the official, who was briefed on the ⁠investigation. Maduro and Flores were captured by the US military from their ‌homes in Caracas on January 3 and brought to New York to face drug-trafficking charges....