President Maduro is being held by the United States without any accusation
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- The claim states Maduro is being held 'without any accusation' - this is factually incorrect. The US Department of Justice has formally indicted Maduro on multiple charges including narco-terrorism conspiracy and cocaine trafficking.
The term 'kidnapped' is a political characterization rather than a legal fact - Maduro was captured by US forces pursuant to an indictment and arrest warrant.
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- PrimaryCongressional Research ServiceThe indictment charges Maduro, Rondon, and Chacin with narco-terrorism conspiracy in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 960a, and all five defendants are charged with conspiring to distribute cocaine on board aircraft registered in the United States.
- SecondaryCNNVenezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has been captured and flown out of Venezuela after the US carried out a large scale strike. Maduro and his wife pleaded not guilty to narco-terrorism charges.
- SecondaryArab News/Associated PressMaduro, 63, and wife Cilia Flores have been held in a Brooklyn jail for almost three months after American commandos snatched the pair from Venezuela. He faces drug trafficking and terrorism charges.
- SecondaryPoliticoProsecutors charge Maduro, along with his wife and son, with drug trafficking. Prosecutors also charged the Venezuelan leader with narco-terrorism conspiracy.