Maduro seeks dismissal of charges, claims US blocked legal defence funds

Maduro seeks dismissal of charges, claims US blocked legal defence funds

27 February, 20261 sources compared
South America

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    Venezuela’s abducted President Nicolas Maduro asked a US judge to dismiss drug-trafficking charges.

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    He alleges the US sabotaged his constitutional right by blocking legal defence funds.

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    The Trump administration brought the drug-trafficking charges against him.

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Maduro defence funding

A spokesman for the Manhattan US Attorney's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment, Reuters reported.

The Associated Press noted that if the US government were to allow Venezuela to pay for Maduro's legal defence, it could complicate prosecutors' efforts to counter Maduro's argument that his capture was illegal and that, as a foreign head of state, he is immune from prosecution under US and international law.

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Maduro seeks dismissal of charges, claims US blocked legal defence funds

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