{
  "id": 14772186,
  "title": "Justice: Maduro couple pleads not guilty in torture charges",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/justiz-ehepaar-maduro-pladiert-bei-folter-anklage-auf-unschuldig",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-15T18:49:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/international/justiz-ehepaar-maduro-plaediert-bei-folter-anklage-auf-unschuldig/100262667.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores have pleaded not guilty to US charges of torture and drug-related crimes. The former Venezuelan president and his wife, who were captured by US special forces in Caracas in January, claim the allegations are false. They are being held in a Brooklyn prison and face a trial starting June 1, 2027. Maduro, who led Venezuela from 2013 to 2026, and his wife deny charges of \"drug terrorism\" and conspiracy to torture, which include allegations of wrongfully imprisoning and torturing over a dozen US citizens during Maduro's term.",
  "summary": "The Venezuelan presidential couple was taken into custody in a controversial action at the beginning of the year, taken to the USA and charged, also with torture. The two are now rejecting this.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}