# Venezuela’s Maduro claims immunity and urges U.S. judge to dismiss charges

https://mins.news/en/item/42809

- Reuters, 2026-09-02 23:05 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/venezuelas-maduro-asserts-immunity-urges-us-judge-dismiss-charges-2026-09-02/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a98aba46f82110001164f95

> Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro asked a U.S. judge on Wednesday to throw out criminal drug-trafficking charges, arguing that his position as leader of a sovereign country grants him immunity from prosecution.

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