Maduro faces a legal ordeal while he waits in the prison known as hell on earth'

"Nicolas Maduro has gone from sleeping in the Casa de Los Pinos, a fortified palace in Caracas, to sleeping on a metal cot, covered with a wool mattress, at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn. It is one of the worst prisons in New York, known as hell on earth. It is there that he awaits trial for narcoterrorism offenses. The ousted president of Venezuela was captured along with his wife, Cilia Flores, by a U.S. special forces unit that transferred them"

"Attorney General Pam Bondi released the indictment that same day, charging him with four offenses related to narcoterrorism and possession of machine guns. He is accused of conspiring and devising a plan with high-ranking officials in his government to flood the United States with cocaine. The leader of the Chavista regime faces a legal ordeal that could last for more than two years. The couple faces severe penalties, including life imprisonment."

"Their lawyers will attempt to overturn the arrest by invoking international law, defending their diplomatic immunity, challenging evidence, and contesting the proceedings. The case against Maduro is poised to be one of the trials of the century in the United States due to its complexity and media attention. The first episode of the soap opera that the case threatens to become unfolded last Monday."

Nicolas Maduro, the ousted president of Venezuela, was captured with his wife Cilia Flores by a U.S. special forces unit and transferred to New York. He is detained at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn on a metal cot awaiting trial on narcoterrorism and machine-gun possession charges. The U.S. indictment, released by Attorney General Pam Bondi, accuses him of conspiring with high-ranking officials to flood the United States with cocaine. The couple faces severe penalties including possible life sentences. Defense lawyers plan to invoke international law, diplomatic immunity, challenge evidence, and seek to contest the proceedings. Maduro pleaded not guilty at his first court appearance.

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