Ex-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and wife seek to end drug charges case on immunity grounds
Ariana Cubillos/AP hide caption toggle caption Ariana Cubillos/AP Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife asked a judge on Wednesday to dismiss the drug trafficking indictment against them on the grounds that they have immunity as the leader and first lady of a foreign country. In papers filed in Manhattan federal court, lawyers for Maduro said a judge was required by law to reject the indictment because it cannot be brought against a foreign leader. "No American court has ever presided over the criminal trial of a foreign leader who was recognized by their own country as the sitting head of state at the time the charges were brought," the lawyers wrote.
- ▪Ariana Cubillos/AP hide caption toggle caption Ariana Cubillos/AP Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife asked a judge on Wednesday to dismiss the drug trafficking indictment against them on the grounds that they have immun
- ▪In papers filed in Manhattan federal court, lawyers for Maduro said a judge was required by law to reject the indictment because it cannot be brought against a foreign leader.
- ▪"No American court has ever presided over the criminal trial of a foreign leader who was recognized by their own country as the sitting head of state at the time the charges were brought," the lawyers wrote.
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| Publication time | Thu, 03 Sep 2026 02:39:19 -0400 |
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World Ex-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and wife seek to end drug charges case on immunity grounds September 3, 20262:39 AM ET By The Associated Press FILE - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores wave after his swearing-in ceremony for a third term at the National Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela, on Jan. 10, 2025. Ariana Cubillos/AP hide caption toggle caption Ariana Cubillos/AP Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife asked a judge on Wednesday to dismiss the drug trafficking indictment against them on the grounds that they have immunity as the leader and first lady of a foreign country.
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