# Maduro and wife deny US torture charges, call them ‘false accusations’

https://mins.news/en/item/102063

- France 24, 2026-10-15 18:11 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20261015-venezuela-s-nicolas-maduro-and-wife-cilia-flores-deny-us-torture-charges-as-false-accusations

> Ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, pleaded not guilty Thursday to new US charges, describing them as “false allegations.” They are accused of conspiring to torture political opponents and US citizens and have been held in a New York jail since US forces captured them in early January.

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