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Venezuela’s Maduro and wife Flores tortured US citizens to stay in power: US prosecutors

Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores both were hit with an additional US criminal charge on Thursday stemming from accusations they tortured political opponents and American citizens to retain their grip on power in the South American country. Separately, US District Judge Alvin Hellerstein, who is overseeing the case, denied a request by Flores to be released from…

Venezuela’s Maduro and wife Flores tortured US citizens to stay in power: US prosecutors

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