The new accusations relate to the alleged torture of US citizens held in Venezuela while Maduro was in power.

The new US charge adds to the existing drug trafficking case against Venezuela’s former president and first lady.

Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores both were hit with an additional US criminal charge on Thursday stemming from accusations they tortured political opponents to retain their grip on power in the South American country. Maduro and Flores were charged with an additional count of conspiracy to commit torture in addition […]

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The new accusations relate to the alleged torture of US citizens held in Venezuela while Maduro was in power.

Prosecutors in the United States have accused Venezuela’s former leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, of conspiracy to commit torture.

One of the alleged purposes of such actions, prosecutors said, was "to repress and punish political opposition, silence dissent and perceived dissent, preserve and protect the power and authority of the members of the conspiracy"

The US has filed new torture charges against ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, who are already in US custody. Read More: https://punchng.com/us-files-new-torture-charges-against-maduro-wife/