Maduro and his wife seek immunity from US drug charges
Venezuela's ousted leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife asked a U.S. judge late Wednesday to dismiss drug trafficking charges against them, claiming they have immunity as president and first lady of a sovereign country.
The pair have been held in a Brooklyn jail ever since U.S. forces seized them in Caracas on January 3 in a stunning operation to depose the authoritarian Venezuelan leader.
Maduro and Cilia Flores have both pleaded not guilty to federal drug trafficking and firearms charges. A hearing on their dismissal arguments is scheduled in New York for November 7, while their trial is set for June 2027.
Source: Agence France Presse
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