Former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro appears in New York court after capture and two months
Ousted former president Nicolás Maduro appeared before a federal judge at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on March 26, marking his return to legal proceedings following an arrest that occurred over three weeks prior in Venezuela's capital Caracas and which led him into solitary confinement without internet or newspapers access where he reportedly read from The Bible during this period; Maduro had been detained by Venezuelan authorities after a failed attempt at military coup earlier last month.
Key Points
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1Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores appeared in a New York court for their second time since being captured by US forces.
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2Maduro is currently held at the Brooklyn jail after spending nearly three months without internet access or newspapers while incarcerated there.
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Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was back in a New York court Thursday for his second appearance since he and Cilia Flores were captured by US forces during an extraordinary nighttime raid.
— [Mar 26, 15:40] Venezuela's Maduro back in court after stunning US capture (Inquirer)"Maduro comparesce de nuevo ante la justicia de Estados Unidos" - Nicolas Maduro appears again before the justice of United States courts following his arrest and detention.
— [Mar 26, 15:57] Nicolás Maduro comparece de nuevo ante la justicia de Estados Unidos (24-horas.mx)"Maduro lit la Bible dans sa cellule" - Without internet or newspapers in prison cell
— (Partner-feeds.20min.ch)Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife appeared Thursday for their second hearing at New York City Hall following an extraordinary nighttime raid by U.S. forces that captured them from a Caracas compound over three months ago, effectively deposing the leader who has governed Venezuela since 2013 under strong influence of Donald Trump's administration.