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US adds torture charge against Maduro
US prosecutors have added a new charge to their case against deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, accusing the couple of conspiring to commit torture. The couple were already facing charges of narco-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine importation conspiracy, and possession of machine guns and destructive devices.
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What The Reports Agree On
- ✓US prosecutors have added a new charge to their case against deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores
- ✓The couple were already facing charges of narco-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine importation conspiracy, and possession of machine guns and destructive devices
- ✓US authorities charged the former Venezuelan president with conspiring to torture his fellow citizens as well as Americans
- ✓Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores face conspiracy to torture charges involving electric shock, asphyxiation and rape of detainees, including U.S. citizens
Where They Diverge
The specific methods of torture
Deutsche Welle The couple of conspiring to commit torture
Le Monde The couple were at the core of a decision-making device regarding acts of torture against opponents, such as electrocutions, beatings or simulations of drowning
Editorial Positioning
Deutsche Welle +0.0The report is balanced and does not favor any side
CBS News +0.0The report is balanced and does not favor any side
NPR +0.0The report is balanced and does not favor any side
Fox News +0.0The report is balanced and does not favor any side
Le Monde +0.0The report is balanced and does not favor any side
Source Reports
New U.S. indictment charges former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro with torture
U.S. authorities charged the former Venezuelan president with conspiring to torture his fellow citizens as well as Americans. That adds to drugs and weapons charges against him.
Nicolas Maduro, wife face torture charge in new U.S. indictment
The couple were already facing charges of narco-terrorism conspiracy; cocaine importation conspiracy; and possession of machine guns and destructive devices.
US prosecutors add new torture charge against Maduro
US prosecutors have added a new charge to their case against deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, accusing the couple of conspiring to commit torture.
Nicolas Maduro et son épouse, Cilia Flores, poursuivis par la justice américaine pour « complot en vue de commettre des actes de torture »
La justice des Etats-Unis affirme que l’ex-dirigeant du Venezuela et sa femme étaient au cœur d’un dispositif de décision s’agissant des actes de torture à l’encontre d’opposants, tels qu’électrocutions, passages à tabac ou simulations de noyade.
Nicolas Maduro and wife Cilia Flores face new charge of conspiracy to torture Americans
Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores face conspiracy to torture charges involving electric shock, asphyxiation and rape of detainees, including U.S. citizens.
Story Evolution
How this story grew across ingest runs — 2 runs, 5 sources now.
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