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New U.S. indictment charges former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro with torture

The torture charges add to pressure on the ousted authoritarian leader and his wife, Cilia Flores, who were seized from their Caracas home by the U.S. military in January to face drug trafficking charges in New York.

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PBS NewsHour· Oct 8, 7:17 PMNew U.S. indictment charges former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro with torture

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U.S. officials charge Maduro, wife with torturing dissidentsThe Justice Department filed a new indictment against deposed Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, who have been in federal prison since January.

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Nicolas Maduro, wife face torture charge in new U.S. indictmentThe couple were already facing charges of narco-terrorism conspiracy; cocaine importation conspiracy; and possession of machine guns and destructive devices.

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