# Former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and wife seek dismissal of drug charges on immunity grounds

https://mins.news/en/item/43116

- euronews, 2026-09-03 04:41 UTC
- World
- Original: http://www.euronews.com/2026/09/03/former-venezuelan-president-nicolas-maduro-and-his-wife-look-to-end-drug-charges-on-immuni

> Nicolas Maduro, who has described himself as a “prisoner of war” and his capture as a “kidnapping,” is asking for the charges against him and his wife to be dismissed. Their lawyers argue that only Venezuelan courts have jurisdiction to prosecute them, citing diplomatic immunity.

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