1 outlets · filed 15 October 2026
Nicolás Maduro tells New York court new torture allegations are ‘false’
Rewritten indictment accuses ex-Venezuela president and wife Cilia Flores of leading campaign of torture Nicolás Maduro insisted on Thursday during an appearance in a New York court that torture allegations in a rewritten drug trafficking indictment against the deposed Venezuelan president and his w
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All four outlets center on Maduro and Cilia Flores rejecting the torture accusations in court, with AP, France 24 and the Guardian US all using “false” or similar language in their headlines. France 24 and AP also foreground the couple’s courtroom stance, while The Independent uniquely leads with them appearing in court on new torture charges and its extract alone says prosecutors accuse Maduro of directing torture against politicians and military personnel. The Guardian US alone frames the charges as part of a rewritten indictment and mentions the allegation of a campaign of torture.
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