قضاء · ملاحقة مادورو قضائيًامادورو وفلوريس يواجهان تهمة التآمر على التعذيب، والقاضي يرفض الإقامة الجبرية الطبية لهاكُتب 8 أكتوبر 2026 في 11:11 م UTCشاهدالنص المفرّغ0:09U.S.0:09prosecutors now charge Nicolas Maduro and Celia Flores with conspiring to commit0:14torture.0:14The accusation reaches political opponents and unnamed Americans, expanding a0:18prosecution already built on drug and weapons allegations.0:21Flores has also lost her bid for medical house arrest.0:24What do the new charge and the custody ruling change, and what remains unresolved0:27before trial?0:28Flores is accused of helping design the infrastructure of torture and repression,0:33not simply of being married to Maduro.0:35Her name is Cilia, not Celia.0:38Both defendants deny wrongdoing, and neither has been convicted of these alleged0:42acts.0:42The superseding indictment was unsealed in Manhattan on October 8th, 2026, after a0:48federal grand jury voted to bring the new charge.0:50It adds conspiracy to commit torture.0:53The complete indictment and full written rulings were unavailable for independent0:56examination, limiting what can be established about individual allegations and the1:00court's reasoning.1:01On October 7th, the charges were still expected, possibly the next day.1:06On October 8th, the accusation became a filed indictment.1:09The possibility of charges against additional people remains only a possibility.1:13No further defendant or filing date is established.1:16Maduro was absent from court when the early October 8 account appeared and was1:20expected to be arraigned on the new charge.1:22No exact arraignment date or completed arraignment is established.1:25His lawyer's October 7 statement that he had received no notice described that1:29earlier moment.1:30Not a proven current disclosure problem.1:33U.S.1:33forces seized Maduro and Flores from their Caracas compound in a nighttime raid on1:38January 3 and brought them to New York.1:40The available account does not specify the year.1:42The new indictment does not resolve disputes surrounding that seizure.1:45Maduro allegedly authorized torture against particular individuals and oversaw1:50internal security services using arbitrary detention, violence, and torture against1:54people who opposed his government.1:56The alleged campaign spans roughly a decade, but its precise end points are2:00unverified.2:00Venezuela's military counterintelligence agency, DGCIM, is cited.2:05Its complete operational chain of responsibility is not established.2:08The alleged methods include electric shocks, beatings, asphyxiation, drowning type2:13abuse, and mock executions.2:15The accusations also include rape and starvation.2:18But the available material does not establish which victims experienced those acts2:21or that every victim experienced every listed method.2:24The allegations extend to prisoners' families, including children.2:28One says Maduro personally threatened to kill a prisoner's child as psychological2:32torture.2:33That accusation concerns using the prospect of harm to someone outside custody to2:37intimidate a prisoner.2:38It remains an allegation, not a finding that the threat occurred.2:41Victims identified as 7 and 8 remain unnamed.2:44Americans were allegedly detained on claims they plotted to assassinate Maduro.2:48Taken to a concrete house and tortured, including with electric shocks, that does2:52not establish an assassination plot existed.2:55Victim 7 was allegedly tortured in January 2022 and released months later.2:59The exact release date is unknown.3:01At least two Americans is a minimum, not an exact total.3:04A later account describes three unnamed U.S.3:06citizens.3:07The earlier expectation concerned more than a dozen wrongfully detained Americans,3:11but that is not an established American victim count for the unsealed indictment.3:15The minimum of two does not necessarily contradict three, but the numbered victims3:19and the complete American victim count have not been independently reconciled.3:23The earlier figure could concern a broader investigation.3:27That explanation is unproven.3:28These figures must not be added together or treated as a confirmed increase or3:32decrease in victims.3:34Barry Pollack represents Maduro.3:36The defense seeks dismissal, arguing that Maduro and Flores are protected as a3:40foreign leader and first lady.3:42Del C Rodriguez figures in the recognition dispute, but no ruling granting or3:47rejecting immunity or dismissal is established.3:50The suggested legal obstacle to immunity is that the United States recognizes3:54Rodriguez rather than Maduro.3:56The exact recognition statement and its legal implications have not been4:00independently established.4:01Venezuelan authorities are also described as seeking immunity for Rodriguez, but not4:05Maduro.4:06That contrast does not itself establish U.4:09S.4:09recognition or settle either defendant's protection.4:12Prosecutors oppose immunity, while the defendants have pleaded not guilty in the4:16existing drug case.4:17Those pleas must not be treated as verified pleas to the new torture charge.4:21The earlier allegations include narco-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine importation4:26conspiracy, possession of machine guns and destructive devices, and conspiracy to4:30possess those weapons.4:31None is an established conviction here.4:33Alex Saab pleaded guilty on September 15th, 2026, to a money laundering scheme4:37involving bribery and public contracts for food and medicine.4:41He has been described as Maduro's business partner and financial front person,4:44making his potential cooperation consequential, but not proof of this accusation.4:48The described cooperation arrangement includes a prosecution recommendation for a4:52reduced sentence if Saab's assistance in cases against other Venezuelan officials4:57proves valuable.4:58Its full terms have not been independently examined.5:01A recommendation is not an awarded reduction, and no established connection shows5:05Saab supplied the basis for the torture charge or identifies testimony he would give5:09about it.5:10Flores, 69, is held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.5:15Her lawyers sought a New York residence under 24-hour guard for medical care, with5:19proposed GPS monitoring and security restrictions.5:22They were seeking supervised house arrest, not unrestricted release.5:26The defense's medical claims include a loss of 25 pounds, about 11 kilograms, in5:31detention, chest pain, arrhythmias, and other heart problems.5:35They include a possible minor heart attack in July and the possibility of heart5:39surgery.5:40Medical records were unavailable for independent confirmation.5:43These claims do not establish that a heart attack occurred.5:46The requested care includes a recommended cardiac catheterization that could lead to5:50more invasive procedures.5:52Multiple prescribed medications are also described, including medication for a5:56potential heart attack.5:57Neither a completed catheterization nor a definite need for surgery is established.6:01Prosecutors opposed release, arguing that Flores presented an extreme flight risk6:06and a danger to the public.6:08They also maintained that she had been taken to a hospital for treatment when6:12needed.6:12Those positions are distinct from a judicial determination of what medical care she6:16requires.6:17Judge Alvin Hellerstein denied bail and pretrial house arrest on October 8th.6:22Earlier accounts without a ruling are overtaken by that denial.6:25Flight risk and the seriousness of the charges are described as reasons, but his6:29exact words and complete reasoning are unavailable.6:31No specific medical treatment directive accompanying the denial is established.6:35Refusing home confinement does not answer whether every requested examination or6:39procedure will be provided in detention.6:40The medical concerns remain separate from the unproven criminal allegations.6:44The immediate answer is an expanded prosecution and continued detention rather than6:48the requested home confinement, not a conviction, an immunity ruling, or a settled6:52treatment plan.6:53What remains unresolved is the evidence supporting the torture charge, the new6:56arraignment, the dismissal arguments, and the full custody decision.6:59A written custody decision is expected October 13th, 2026, but no independently7:05examined scheduling order guarantees publication.7:07The existing case's trial was scheduled for June 1st, 2027, in a July 22, 20267:13decision before the new indictment.7:16No separate trial schedule for the torture accusation is established, and it remains7:20unknown whether that accusation will be covered by the existing schedule or whether7:25the June 1st date will change.اقرأ المقالالتسلسل الزمني للقصةHeyDexالمقطع القصير ↗من نقل ماذانقاط نقلتها أكثر من وسيلة إعلاميةNew torture conspiracy charge against Maduro and Flores5 وسائل إعلامNumber of American torture victims alleged5 وسائل إعلامAlleged methods used to torture victims4 وسائل إعلامDefense request to dismiss charges based on immunity4 وسائل إعلامFlores’s request for house arrest3 وسائل إعلامExisting U.S. charges against Maduro3 وسائل إعلامNot-guilty pleas in the separate drug case3 وسائل إعلامExpected charges over alleged torture of detained Americansوسيلتا إعلامAlleged use of security services to repress opponentsوسيلتا إعلامJudge’s ruling on Flores’s release requestوسيلتا إعلامScheduled date of Flores’s bond hearingوسيلتا إعلامExpectation of additional charges against Maduroوسيلتا إعلامMaduro’s lawyer says he received no notice of new chargesوسيلتا إعلامPleas entered on the new indictmentوسيلتا إعلامنقاط نقلتها وسيلة إعلامية واحدة فقط10نقلتها CNN فقطNumber of Americans allegedly tortured in CNN report7 أكتوبر، 8:05 م UTCنقلتها BBC News فقطSeizure and transfer of Maduro and Flores to New York7 أكتوبر، 10:50 م UTCنقلتها ABC News فقطA superseding indictment accusing Nicolás Maduro of additional crimes was unsealed at Manhattan fed…8 أكتوبر، 3:50 م UTCFlores’s alleged role in designing torture infrastructure8 أكتوبر، 3:50 م UTCNumbering of alleged American victims in the indictment8 أكتوبر، 3:50 م UTCAlleged violence used to silence political opposition9 أكتوبر، 10:27 ص UTCMaduro’s court appearance and arraignment status8 أكتوبر، 3:50 م UTCنقلتها FBI – Federal Bureau of Investigation فقطA grand jury alleges that Maduro and other high-ranking Venezuelan officials committed torture.8 أكتوبر، 10:02 م UTCAlleged narcoterrorism for profit8 أكتوبر، 10:02 م UTCAlleged theft of Venezuelan money8 أكتوبر، 10:02 م UTCكل سطر هو الادعاء كما سجلناه من تقرير تلك الوسيلة. قورن حتى 9 أكتوبر 2026 في 6:44 م UTC.
