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Maduro faces new US charges over brutal torture of American prisoners
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News18•08-10-2026, 20:04
Maduro faces new US charges over brutal torture of American prisoners
- •US federal prosecutors are preparing new criminal charges against former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores for torturing US citizens.
- •Released detainees like Matthew Heath and Usman Khan revealed horrific tortures including waterboarding and electric shocks.
- •The CITGO 6 group members were illegally detained for nearly five years in the notorious DGCIM military intelligence facility.
- •Maduro and Flores were arrested during a US military raid in Caracas in January and are currently held in a New York prison without bail.
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US federal prosecutors are preparing to file new criminal charges against former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, for torturing and mistreating US citizens.
Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores were arrested during a US military raid on the presidential palace in Caracas in early January of this year, and have since been held in a New York prison without bail.
Released prisoners such as Matthew Heath and Usman Khan stated they endured inhumane torture including waterboarding, electric shocks, threats of sexual assault, forced administration of psychotropic drugs, and prolonged solitary confinement.
