an hour agoMaduro issues first message from US detention after kidnapping in January
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(3 months ago)Venezuela's ousted president, Nicolaás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores, have spoken publicly for the first time since their kidnapping by American forces, describing themselves as the steadfast “” and the quiet” in a message posted by the detention. The couple, held for nearly three months in a prison [...]
The couple, held for nearly three months in a federal prison in Brooklyn, said they were gaining strength from supporters following a dramatic raid in January that led them to be taken by Caracas and flying to the United States to face criminal charges.
“We are well, steadfast, quiet and in constant prayer”, written in the message posted on the Maduro account in social media, though it was not clear who shared it on their behalf.
Since their kidnapping, Maduro and Flores are said to have had no direct access to the internet or news, relying instead on limited phone calls with family and lawyers.
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His son, Nicolaas Maduro Guerra, has publicly said that his father remains calm and physically active regardless of conditions, sends in the Telegraph, the Periscope broadcast.
Maduro, who has declared himself to be <x0 war servants”, has been declared innocent of a series of charges, including narcotics conspiracy and drug trafficking, writes TrtWorld.
In a recent court hearing, a judge rejected a defence argument on legal restrictions of funding, while the case moved forward in New York.
The January operation that ousted Maduron from power ended more than a decade of his rule and reformed Venezuela's political landscape, with former Deputy Chairman Delcy Rodríguez now leading the country.
Rodríguez has since presented radical changes, including an amnesty for political prisoners and reforms in the oil sector, while Caracas is undergoing a fragile transition and renews ties with Washington.
In their statement, Maduro and Flores praised what they described as the sustainability of their supporters, expressing “deep admiration” for those who continue to show solidarity inside and outside Venezuela.
At the moment, the former leader remains behind bars in New York away from the presidential palace that he once controlled while expected to be deployed for his legal and political future. /Periscope
