Nicolas Maduro, captiv încă în SUA, cere să-i fie anulate acuzațiile de trafic de droguri și invocă „imunitatea prezidențială”

Nicolas Maduro has requested a judge to dismiss drug trafficking charges against him and his wife, claiming immunity as a foreign leader. Both are detained in Brooklyn after being captured in January during a raid in Caracas. Maduro's lawyers argue that no foreign leader recognized by their country has ever been prosecuted in the U.S. They assert that Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, are entitled to sovereign immunity. Their trial is set for June 1, 2024, with a hearing on the dismissal request scheduled for November 17. Prosecutors allege Maduro was involved in a conspiracy to smuggle cocaine into the U.S.