‘We are standing firm,’ Maduro says in photo posts from detention
Although the photographs emerged Sunday, camera data shows they were taken on June 25, a day after twin earthquakes killed more than 6,500 people and devastated northern Venezuela.
Venezuela's former leader, Nicolas Maduro, has posted photographs on social media claiming he is "standing firm" while detained in a Brooklyn facility. The images, dated June 25, show him wearing a gray tracksuit and making peace signs. Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were apprehended in Caracas during a US military operation in January and face drug trafficking and firearms possession charges.
Despite his weight loss, Maduro maintains that he is "strong, calm, and confident" with God's support. The authenticity of the photos has not been verified by AFP. Meanwhile, his successor, interim President Delcy Rodriguez, has signed an historic oil deal allowing US access to Venezuelan oil fields. Maduro, who cannot access media in prison, speaks with his family and lawyers for 300 minutes a month.
His son claims his father is well and studying the Bible. A US court has scheduled Maduro and Flores' trial to begin on June 1, 2027.
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