Movies circulating on social media confirmed Maduro in handcuffs, strolling with issue, whereas his spouse was seen accompanying him.
Venezuela’s ousted president Nicolás Maduro was introduced earlier than a federal court docket in New York on Monday to face prison expenses, based on worldwide media reviews.
Maduro was arrested alongside together with his spouse, Cilia Flores, throughout a late-night operation on the presidential palace in Caracas, reportedly carried out on the orders of US President Donald Trump.
The couple was taken into custody whereas asleep and later transferred to america by American particular forces.
US media stated Maduro and his spouse have been flown from Venezuela to New York with their eyes lined, the place authorized proceedings in opposition to him are set to start. Maduro is anticipated to face expenses associated to drug trafficking and different severe offenses.
On Monday, he was transported to a federal court docket in Manhattan for his preliminary look.
Reviews stated he arrived on the downtown Manhattan heliport earlier than being taken to the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse.
Movies circulating on social media confirmed Maduro in handcuffs, strolling with issue, whereas his spouse was seen accompanying him. The footage shortly went viral, drawing widespread consideration and criticism.
The event comes regardless of a latest shift in tone from Venezuela’s interim management. Only a day earlier, interim chief Delcy Rodríguez had supplied cooperation with the US authorities, a transfer Washington described as a diplomatic success. Nonetheless, critics say the remedy of the detained former president seems to contradict that stance.
