US judge sets June 2027 trial date for Venezuela's Maduro
A federal judge in New York has set June 1, 2027 as the preliminary start date for the narcoterrorism trial of former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. The decision came during the case's third hearing, which lasted only a few minutes.
A federal judge in New York has set June 1, 2027 as the preliminary start date for the trial of former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, in a narcoterrorism case brought by U.S. prosecutors.
Judge Alvin Hellerstein of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York set the date during the case's third hearing, a brief session that lasted only a few minutes. Maduro and Flores face charges tied to allegations of narcoterrorism and drug trafficking.
The case marks one of the highest-profile prosecutions of a former head of state in recent U.S. legal history. Maduro's whereabouts remain a subject of dispute, and it is unclear whether he will appear in court when proceedings begin next year.
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