Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday pleaded not guilty to fees of narco-terrorism levelled towards him by the US authorities.
Maduro was charged with narco-terrorism, cocaine importation conspiracy and possession of machine weapons and damaging units.
He pleaded not guilty by means of an interpreter earlier than being minimize off by US District Decide Alvin Hellerstein.
“I’m harmless. I’m not guilty. I’m an honest man. I’m nonetheless president of my nation,” he mentioned.
Maduro’s wife Cilia Flores additionally pleaded not guilty. The following courtroom date was set for March 17.
DAILY POST stories that Maduro is accused of overseeing a cocaine-trafficking community that partnered with violent teams together with Mexico’s Sinaloa and Zetas cartels, Colombian FARC rebels and Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua gang.
In the meantime, he has lengthy denied the allegations, saying they have been a masks for imperialist designs on Venezuela’s wealthy oil reserves.
On Monday morning, Maduro – his palms zip-tied – and his wife Cilia Flores have been escorted by armed guards in tactical gear from a Brooklyn detention heart to a helicopter certain for courtroom.
