US EditionMaduro asks federal judge to toss case, claiming U.S. sanctions deny fair trial
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Almost three months after his abduction in Caracas by the United States, Nicolas Maduro has to be brought again to a judge next week in a New York State court. Former Venezuelan president and his wife Cilia Flores, who are still in pre-trial detention, are accused of "narcoterrorism." But their lawyers asked on Thursday 19 March that all charges against them be lifted. They ensure that their right to defence is not respected.
By Maria Santana, CNN en Español The lawyers of Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, presented on Thursday a new motion before the federal court of New York in which they insist that the charges of narcoterrorism be dismissed and directly question the arguments of the United States government in the case, less than a week from the next hearing set for March 26. The document, signed by Barry Pollack, representative of Maduro, and Mark Donne…
Washington revoked without explanation the license that allowed Venezuela to finance the legal representation of President Maduro, while authorizing oil and commercial contracts with Caracas in the same period.
Maduro asks federal judge to toss case, claiming U.S. sanctions deny fair trial
Lawyers for former Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, are asking a U.S. federal court to dismiss the criminal case against them, arguing that Washington has violated their constitutional rights by blocking access to funds needed to mount their defense. Read more...
Maduro Seeks To Have U.S. Trial Tossed Out Due To Not Being Allowed To Use State Funds To Pay For His Defense
The defense team of Venezuela's former authoritarian president, Nicolas Maduro, requested for the trial against him be tossed out due to not being able to use state funds to pay for the legal team he and his wife want to hire.
The deposed Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores reiterated this Thursday before the federal court of New York that they have no resources to finance their defense in the drug trafficking case and stated that they are willing to present financial evidence if the judge requests it, to reinforce their request to dismiss the accusation.The lawyers of Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores, Barry Pollack and Mark E. Donelly, stated…
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