Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to face trial next June. Image source, Getty ImagesByKayla Epsteinin New York courtPublished11 minutes agoThe trial of ousted Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, is scheduled to begin on 1 June 2027, a New York judge ordered on Wednesday.
The ousted Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, will go on trial on US drug trafficking charges starting on 1 June 2027, a judge said on Wednesday.
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Outside the courtroom, anti-war protesters condemned the US military operation that resulted in Maduro's capture, holding up signs that read "Free President Maduro," and decrying, in the words of one protester with a bullhorn, the "sham trial" taking place inside.
US forces seized Maduro and Flores from their compound in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, in a dramatic, night-time raid on 3 January, and brought them to New York to face allegations of weapon and drug offences, which they deny.
Maduro's attorney Barry Pollack signalled that he will argue at trial that his client was protected by sovereign immunity, a legal principle shielding heads of state from prosecution.
US prosecutors argue Maduro 'plundered' Venezuelan wealth in court battle over legal fees.
In one of country's poorest states, Venezuelans hope for post-Maduro boom, according to the latest reporting on the story.
Photograph: Jane Rosenberg/ReutersNew YorkVenezuela’s Maduro gets June 2027 trial date in US drug-trafficking caseVenezuelan president and his wife, Cilia Flores, have been held at Brooklyn jail and both have pleaded not guilty.
Maduro returned to court with his lawyers and continued objecting to the US military action that snatched him from power and deposited him in New York to face drug-trafficking charges.
US prosecutors say Maduro carried out a conspiracy to move thousands of tons of cocaine into the US by colluding with Venezuelan law enforcement to help drug kingpins.
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«might have some legal issues of your own,»
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Venezuela's Maduro gets June 1 trial date in drug trafficking case | AP News.
Photograph: Jane Rosenberg/Reuters View image in fullscreen Nicolás Maduro in a courtroom sketch in March, according to the latest reporting on the story.
Available information indicates that Nicolás Maduro in a courtroom sketch in March.
The US has called Maduro a corrupt dictator whose mismanagement of the economy led to an economic collapse and an exodus of millions of Venezuelans, and accused him of rigging his re-election votes in 2018 and 2024.
Separately, In one of country's poorest states, Venezuelans hope for post-Maduro boom.
Separately, Photograph: Jane Rosenberg/Reuters View image in fullscreen Nicolás Maduro in a courtroom sketch in March.
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On the related details, Outside the courtroom, anti-war protesters condemned the US military operation that resulted in Maduro's capture, holding up signs that read "Free President Maduro," and decrying, in the words of one protester with a bullhorn, the "sham trial" taking place inside, clarifying the wider picture around Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to face trial next June.
On the related details, US forces seized Maduro and Flores from their compound in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, in a dramatic, night-time raid on 3 January, and brought them to New York to face allegations of weapon and drug offences, which they deny, clarifying the wider picture around Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to face trial next June.
On the related details, Maduro's attorney Barry Pollack signalled that he will argue at trial that his client was protected by sovereign immunity, a legal principle shielding heads of state from prosecution, clarifying the wider picture around Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to face trial next June.
On the related details, US prosecutors argue Maduro 'plundered' Venezuelan wealth in court battle over legal fees, clarifying the wider picture around Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to face trial next June.
On the related details, In one of country's poorest states, Venezuelans hope for post-Maduro boom, clarifying the wider picture around Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to face trial next June.
On the related details, Photograph: Jane Rosenberg/ReutersNew YorkVenezuela’s Maduro gets June 2027 trial date in US drug-trafficking caseVenezuelan president and his wife, Cilia Flores, have been held at Brooklyn jail and both have pleaded not guilty, clarifying the wider picture around Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to face trial next June.
On the related details, Maduro returned to court with his lawyers and continued objecting to the US military action that snatched him from power and deposited him in New York to face drug-trafficking charges, clarifying the wider picture around Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to face trial next June.
On the related details, US prosecutors say Maduro carried out a conspiracy to move thousands of tons of cocaine into the US by colluding with Venezuelan law enforcement to help drug kingpins, clarifying the wider picture around Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to face trial next June.
