Maduro's wife seeks release from detention, citing ill health
NEW YORK: 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.
The wife of Venezuela's former leader, Nicolas Maduro, is seeking to be released from her detention in New York and placed under house arrest due to her heart problems. Cilia Flores, 69, has requested this change in custody because her current detention conditions do not allow her to receive adequate medical care. Her attorney, Mark Donnelly, revealed in a document on Wednesday that she has been in good health until her capture by US forces in January, with no long-term medication other than a monthly injection.
However, her defence team states that she now suffers from serious heart issues that might require a coronary angiogram or even surgery. Flores, alongside her husband, is currently held in a federal jail in Brooklyn awaiting trial on drug trafficking charges. They face accusations of aiding in the smuggling of cocaine into the United States.
Both Maduro and Flores deny these charges. Maduro, 63, has claimed in court that he is a prisoner of war of the United States.
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