# Maduro calls new torture allegations ‘false’ in New York court

https://mins.news/en/item/101878

- The Guardian, 2026-10-15 16:38 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/15/nicolas-maduro-torture-allegations-cilia-flores

> Deposed Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro appeared in a New York court on Thursday, shackled at the ankles, and called the torture allegations in a revised drug-trafficking indictment against him and his wife, Cilia Flores, “false accusations.” The indictment accuses them of leading a state-sponsored repression campaign that tortured scores of victims, including three Americans.

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