Maduro and Flores plead not guilty to US torture charges over alleged repression in Venezuela2026-10-13Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, pleaded not guilty to new torture charges in a New York federal court; Maduro called the accusations false, and Flores said she was innocent.Prosecutors allege that Maduro presided over a system of repression and torture and that Flores helped develop it, targeting dozens of people, including Americans.The indictment alleges that victims were beaten, asphyxiated and subjected to electric shocks; it includes allegations of torture against an American detained in 2022.Maduro and Flores were captured in Caracas in January and brought to New York to face drug-trafficking charges; both have pleaded not guilty.The revised indictment covers alleged torture dating back to 2013, when Maduro became president.Nicolás Maduro y Cilia Flores se declaran "no culpables" de cargos por tortura (Proceso)Venezuela's Maduro denies US torture charges as 'false accusations' (CNA)Ex-Venezuelan president Maduro faces fresh torture allegations in US court (United News of Bangladesh (UNB))Venezuela’s Maduro to face new US charges over alleged torture of Americans, official says (BusinessWorld)A New York, Maduro et sa femme plaident non coupable (H24info)مادورو وزوجته يدفعان ببراءتهما من اتهامات جديدة بالتعذيب في أمريكا – اليوم 24 (Alyaoum24)