U.S. Indictment Accuses Maduro, Flores of Torture
U.S. prosecutors are urging a New York judge to reject Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores’s claims of immunity and let their narcoterrorism and drug-trafficking case proceed. They argue the U.S. has not recognized Maduro as Venezuela’s head of state since 2019 and Venezuela has made no formal immunity request; the defendants argue Maduro is entitled to protection as a sitting leader and for his official acts.
World · 122 sources · 2dRead it
The journal
Open the journal →The conversation starts in the journal — be the first to post.
About Cilia Flores
Cilia Adela Flores de Maduro is a Venezuelan lawyer and politician who served as the first lady of Venezuela from 2013 to 2026, as the wife of Nicolás Maduro, the 53rd president of Venezuela. A member of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela, she served as president of National Assembly of Venezuela from 2006 to 2011. On 3 January 2026, she and Maduro were captured and extracted out of Venezuela following the United States intervention, resulting in their de facto removal from power.
Everything about Cilia Flores →- Occupation
- politician, lawyer
- Position held
- member of the National Assembly of Venezuela, First Lady of Venezuela, member of the National Assembly of Venezuela, President of the National Assembly of Venezuela
- Citizenship
- Venezuela
- Born
- October 15, 1956
