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

https://mins.news/en/video/43434

- euronews, 2026-09-03 09:27 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a54MVeTg1s4

> Former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife have asked for all charges against them to be dismissed, arguing that diplomatic immunity applies. Maduro has described himself as a “prisoner of war” and his capture as a “kidnapping,” while their lawyers argue that only Venezuelan courts can prosecute them.

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