Conflict · US Drug Trafficking Trial · ArchiefMaduro, Wife Face June 2027 Trial for US Drug Trafficking — Immunity Fight AheadGeschreven 7 september 2026 om 21:22 UTCKijkenTranscript0:00Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas0:02Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores now0:04know when they will face a US jury. A0:06Manhattan federal judge has set their0:08trial date for June 1st, 2027 on charges0:11of drug trafficking and narco-terrorism0:13that span an alleged 25 years of0:14cartel-linked corruption.0:17Judge Alvin Hellerstein set the date0:19during a hearing on July 22nd, 2026, the0:22day Maduro and Flores made their first0:24in-person court appearance. Both have0:26pleaded not guilty. The path from the0:28presidential palace in Caracas to a0:30Manhattan courtroom has been0:32extraordinary. Maduro and Flores were0:34brought to the United States through a0:35military operation, a transfer they now0:38challenge as they fight the charges on0:39sovereign immunity grounds. The calendar0:41is set, a pre-trial conference in May0:44followed by trial opening just weeks0:46later. But first, the November hearing0:48where the central battle over sovereign0:50immunity is expected to dominate. At the0:52core of this prosecution, the alleged0:54victims, the Venezuelan people0:56themselves, impoverished by decades of0:58cartel-linked regime corruption,1:00according to prosecutors. Maduro's claim1:02of sovereign immunity sets up the next1:04major legal fight as the US argues he1:06was never Venezuela's legitimate leader.1:08For the people of Venezuela, this trial1:10now carries a date certain on the1:11calendar, a long-delayed step toward1:14accountability.Lees het artikelTijdlijn van het verhaalHeyDexDe korte video ↗
