Maduro Asks to Dismiss His Criminal Case Opened in the US Claiming Sovereign Immunity
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Maduro and his wife are seeking to have their US drug charges dropped, citing the head of state's immunity and international law.
Former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, called on a judge on Wednesday to reject the bill of indictment on drug trafficking brought to them, invoking that he enjoys immunity as head of state and first lady of a foreign country, Euronews reports.
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The Objective | Periodismo ethosMaduro's defense requests to annul the proceedings in the U.S. claiming immunity as head of state and lack of jurisdiction of the court, while Cilia Flores is also prosecuted
Maduro remains in custody at the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) after being captured in Caracas on January 3rd.
Former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife have asked a federal judge to drop drug trafficking charges against them, arguing that they enjoy immunity as head of state and first lady of a foreign country. According to the Associated Press, documents filed in Manhattan federal court by Maduro's lawyers state ... More www.ertnews.gr
The lawyer of the former president of Venezuela maintains that the court has no jurisdiction to prosecute him
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