New York, Jan 6 (IANS) Nicolas Maduro, the Venezuelan leader who was captured by the US and brought here to face narco-terrorism charges, told a federal judge that he is innocent and is a “prisoner of war”.Brought to court under heavy security on Monday for his first hearing, he said through a translator, “I am a kidnapped president. I am a prisoner of war”.US Delta Force troops took him and his wife, Cilia Flores, from a military base in Venezuela in a precise operation on Saturday morn…
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Washington, Jan 3, (IANS): President Donald Trump said he personally watched the US military operation that led to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, describing it as an “amazing” mission carried out with speed and precision.Speaking to “Fox & Friends Weekend” just hours after the operation, Trump said he followed the raid live from Mar-a-Lago. “It’s just it was an amazing thing, the amazing job that these people did. There’s nobody …
Washington, Jan 3 (IANS) US Attorney General Pam Bondi announced on Saturday that Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, have been indicted in the Southern District of New York a series of serious federal crimes linked to drug trafficking and terrorism. Earlier in the day, US President Donald Trump claimed that the Venezuelan President and his wife have been “captured” and “flown out” of Caracas.Taking to his social media platform ‘Truth Social’, Trump said, “The United S…
Caracas, Jan 3 (IANS) Venezuela Vice President Delcy Rodríguez on Saturday said that the whereabouts of country’s President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, are unknown following the US attacks in Caracas, Miranda, Aragua and La Guaira in the early hours of the morning, local time. Leading Venezuelan daily El Nacional reported that Rodríguez, in a telephone interview with Venezolana de Television, demanded proof of life for Maduro and Flores from the US government.”Delcy Rodríguez c…