# US invokes rarely used torture law in revamped case against Maduro

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- Reuters, 2026-10-21 10:10 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/us-invokes-rarely-used-torture-law-revamped-case-against-maduro-2026-10-21/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ad88f83ab53aa0001d9bcbd

> A Reuters review of court records found that Nicolas Maduro is among a small number of people charged in the US under a federal law criminalizing torture committed abroad. Prosecutors are seeking to expand their criminal case against the ousted Venezuelan president.