"Both defendants are facing health issues, their lawyers said. Maduro and his wife were arraigned on a four-count federal indictment. Maduro faces a narco-terrorism conspiracy count, and both face counts of cocaine importation conspiracy, possession of machine guns and destructive devices, and conspiracy to possess machine guns and destructive devices. The 25-page indictment filed against Maduro, his wife, son, and three others alleges that for over 25 years, Venezuelan leaders"
"Minutes earlier, when asked to confirm his identity, Maduro began stating in firmly-spoken Spanish that he is "Presidente constitutional de la Republica Venezuela." Maduro's remarks were interrupted before they could be translated. "There will be a time and place to go into all this," the judge said. Asked for her plea, Flores said through an interpreter, "Not guilty. Completely innocent." Both defendants are facing health issues, their lawyers said."
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were arraigned in Manhattan federal court and pleaded not guilty to charges including narco-terrorism, cocaine importation conspiracy, possession of machine guns and destructive devices, and conspiracy to possess such weapons. US forces captured them during a military raid on Caracas over the weekend. Maduro declared his innocence through an interpreter and attempted to identify himself as the constitutional president of Venezuela before a judge interrupted him. Flores pleaded not guilty and called herself completely innocent. Lawyers reported both defendants are facing health issues behind a multi-defendant indictment.
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