Venezuela’s Maduro says new US torture allegations are ‘false’

South China Morning Post15 October 2026, 16:32 UTCUnited States of America

Former Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro insisted on Thursday during an appearance in a New York court that torture allegations in a rewritten drug-trafficking indictment against him and his wife were “false accusations”. Maduro, shackled at the ankles, was brought to court to face the new charges accusing the couple of leading a state-sponsored campaign of repression that tortured scores of victims, including three Americans. Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein entered a “not guilty” plea on behalf of...

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