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  "id": 5292480,
  "title": "Maduro, wife seek dismissal of drug trafficking indictment on immunity grounds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/maduro-wife-seek-dismissal-of-drug-trafficking-indictment-on-immunity",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T09:08:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
    "slug": "cbs-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/maduro-wife-seek-dismissal-drug-trafficking-indictment-immunity-grounds-cilia-flores/"
  },
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  "account": "Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores filed a motion in Manhattan federal court on Wednesday to dismiss the drug trafficking indictment against them. They argued that they are entitled to sovereign immunity as the head of state and first lady of Venezuela, as foreign leaders are exempt from the criminal process of any national court but their own. The lawyers for Maduro and Flores cited the longstanding rule that heads of state are not subject to the criminal process of any national court other than their own. The case was first filed six years ago against numerous alleged co-conspirators, and both Maduro and Flores have pleaded not guilty. If the case proceeds to trial, it could result in potential life prison sentences for the couple.",
  "summary": "Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife asked a judge to toss their drug trafficking indictment on the grounds that they have immunity as the leader and first lady of a foreign country.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Bloomberg",
        "title": "Maduro Asks US Court to Dismiss Charges in Drug-Trafficking Case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/maduro-asks-us-court-to-dismiss-charges-in-drug-trafficking-case",
        "published": "2026-09-02T23:25:07.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Venezuela’s Maduro asserts immunity, asks US judge to dismiss charges",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/venezuelas-maduro-asserts-immunity-asks-us-judge-to-dismiss-charges",
        "published": "2026-09-03T00:22:10.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
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        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Venezuela's Maduro asserts immunity, urges US judge to dismiss charges",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/venezuelas-maduro-asserts-immunity-urges-us-judge-to-dismiss-charges-5226328",
        "published": "2026-09-03T01:54:27.000Z"
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        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Venezuela's Maduro asserts immunity, urges US judge to dismiss charges",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/venezuelas-maduro-asserts-immunity-urges-us-judge-to-dismiss-charges",
        "published": "2026-09-03T02:11:25.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Ex-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and wife seek to end drug charges case on immunity grounds",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/ex-venezuelan-president-nicolas-maduro-and-wife-seek-to-end-drug",
        "published": "2026-09-03T02:56:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Venezuela’s Maduro seeks dismissal of US charges, citing immunity",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/venezuelas-maduro-seeks-dismissal-of-us-charges-citing-immunity",
        "published": "2026-09-03T03:45:24.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "Ex-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and wife seek to end drug charges case on immunity grounds",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/ex-venezuelan-president-nicolas-maduro-and-wife-seek-to-end-drug-5245583",
        "published": "2026-09-03T04:23:02.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife look to end drug charges on immunity grounds",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/former-venezuelan-president-nicolas-maduro-and-his-wife-look-to-end",
        "published": "2026-09-03T04:41:25.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "Ex-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and wife seek to end drug charges case on immunity grounds",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/ex-venezuelan-president-nicolas-maduro-and-wife-seek-to-end-drug-5268287",
        "published": "2026-09-03T06:39:19.000Z"
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  "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."
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