Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores are expected to face additional US charges concerning alleged torture of detained Americans, Reuters reported, citing an official briefed on the investigation. Charges could arrive on 8 October, but the report did not confirm a filing. Both have pleaded not guilty to existing drug-related charges. Details of the anticipated counts and the identities of alleged victims were unavailable in the report.
Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores are expected to face additional U.S. criminal charges over allegations that Americans detained in Venezuela were tortured. The new charges could be announced as soon as Thursday, according to a U.S. official.
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