Maduro's wife Flores seeks release from US detention
The wife of Venezuela's deposed leader Nicolas Maduro, both of whom face drug trafficking charges in the United States, has requested to be released from New York detention and placed under house arrest, citing heart problems.
Nicolas Maduro's wife, Cilia Flores, has requested to be released from her detention in New York and placed under house arrest due to serious heart problems. Both Maduro and Flores are facing drug trafficking charges in the United States. Before her arrest in January, Flores was in good health and only taking a monthly injection.
Her attorney, Mark Donnelly, claims that her current living conditions in detention are not conducive to receiving proper medical care. Donnelly is requesting that Flores be placed under house arrest in the United States with strict conditions, including 24-hour armed surveillance and an electronic ankle bracelet monitor. The 69-year-old Maduro and his wife were captured during a raid in Caracas and have been detained since January 3rd.
Both deny the charges against them, while Maduro has claimed he is a prisoner of war of the United States.
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