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Maduro denies US torture allegations in New York court

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Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has denied allegations of overseeing a state-sponsored torture system, calling the accusations in a rewritten US indictment "false". Maduro, appearing shackled in a New York court, pleaded not guilty to charges of leading a campaign of repression that allegedly tortured victims, including three Americans. He and his wife, Cilia Flores, were apprehended by the US military in January. AI

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Maduro denies US torture allegations in New York court

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Associated Press ·

    Venezuela’s Maduro says new US torture allegations are ‘false’

    Former Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro insisted on Thursday during an appearance in a New York court that torture allegations in a rewritten drug-trafficking indictment against him and his wife were “false accusations”. Maduro, shackled at the ankles, was brought to court to …

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