"BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - An Argentine judge on Wednesday requested the extradition from the United States of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who was captured by the U.S. military last month and now faces federal charges of narco-terrorism and conspiracy to import cocaine in New York. The inquest from Argentina, whose judges have aggressively pursued human rights abuse cases beyond its borders, accuses Maduro of having committed crimes against humanity in overseeing a harsh crackdown on protesters and political opponents as president."
"Plaintiffs include Venezuelans who suffered torture, arbitrary detention and enforced disappearance, among other abuses, at the hands of Venezuelan security forces and intelligence agents. The case, filed in Buenos Aires in 2023 by human rights organizations representing the victims, relies on the principle of universal jurisdiction, a legal concept that allows for the prosecution in Argentina of anyone from any country who commits crimes like genocide or terrorism anywhere in the world."
"Argentina's foreign ministry must now present the request to the Trump administration, which is unlikely to comply as Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores await trial in a Brooklyn jail on charges that they worked with drug cartels to facilitate the shipment of thousands of tons of cocaine into the U.S over a 25-year period. Even so, one of the organizations that filed the case hailed the request as an important milestone "for Argentina, for justice, and above all, for Venezuelan victims who dared to speak out.""
An Argentine federal judge requested the extradition from the United States of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who was captured by U.S. military and faces federal narco-terrorism and conspiracy to import cocaine charges in New York. The Buenos Aires inquest accuses Maduro of crimes against humanity for overseeing a harsh crackdown on protesters and political opponents. Plaintiffs include Venezuelans who suffered torture, arbitrary detention and enforced disappearance by security forces and intelligence agents. The 2023 case relies on universal jurisdiction, allowing Argentina to prosecute international crimes. Argentina's foreign ministry must present the request to the U.S. administration, which is unlikely to comply.
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