Nicolás Maduro tells a New York court that new torture allegations are 'false'

Summary

Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro returned on Thursday 15 October to a New York courtroom to answer a rewritten drug trafficking indictment, The Independent reported, the new charges accusing Maduro and Cilia Flores, Maduro's wife, of leading a state-sponsored campaign of repression that tortured scores of victims, including three Americans, according to The Guardian. Prosecutors say Maduro directed officials to torture politicians and military personnel accused of plotting against Maduro, The Independent reported. Shackled at the ankles, Maduro insisted during the appearance that the torture allegations were 'false accusations', The Guardian reported.

Latest: Nicolás Maduro, brought to a New York court to face new charges accusing Maduro and Cilia Flores, Maduro's wife, of leading a state-sponsored campaign of repression that tortured scores of victims, insisted that the torture allegations were 'false accusations', The Guardian reported.

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