# US weighs new torture charges against Venezuela’s Maduro and his wife

https://mins.news/en/item/90885

- DW, 2026-10-08 06:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/us-to-lay-fresh-torture-charges-against-venezuela-s-maduro-and-wife/a-79588019?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> US prosecutors are considering new charges against Nicolas Maduro and Cilia Flores over the alleged torture of more than a dozen Americans detained in Venezuela. Flores is seeking release to house arrest on health grounds, but prosecutors oppose the request, citing flight risk and danger to the public.

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