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Maduro posts first photos from U.S. detention and says Venezuela will be reborn
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Maduro posts first photos from U.S. detention and says Venezuela will be reborn

From Večernji List · () Croatian

Translated from Croatian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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News Official statement In the courts
  • Nicolás Maduro posted photos from a Brooklyn detention facility, where he appeared in prison clothing and made a victory sign.
  • He called the images a small gift of love and hope and said Venezuela would be reborn.
  • Maduro and Cilia Flores remain detained without bail in the United States while they contest charges including drug-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine importation and weapons-related offenses.

Nicolás Maduro has appeared in photographs from U.S. detention for the first time since his arrest in Caracas nearly eight months ago. Wearing prison clothing, smiling and raising a victory sign, the former Venezuelan president used the images to send a message to supporters.

A small gift of love and hope.

— Nicolás MaduroMaduro’s description of the photographs he posted from detention.

Maduro described the photographs as a “small gift of love and hope” for his grandchildren, children and supporters. “We will remain strong, calm and confident: God is with us. God will take care of us. Venezuela will be reborn,” he wrote.

Maduro and Cilia Flores have remained in custody without the possibility of bail since U.S. forces captured them during a military operation in Caracas on Jan. 3 and transferred them to the United States. U.S. prosecutors accuse them, among other offenses, of conspiring in connection with drug terrorism and importing cocaine into the country, as well as weapons-related crimes.

We will remain strong, calm and confident: God is with us. God will take care of us. Venezuela will be reborn.

— Nicolás MaduroHis message to supporters accompanying the photographs.

Both have pleaded not guilty. Maduro rejected the accusations at his first appearance before a U.S. court in January, saying, “I am a decent man. I am still the president of my country.” His lawyers argue that he is protected from prosecution by immunity as a head of state. The court is expected to decide the immunity issue before the main trial begins. Maduro, 63, and Flores, 69, remain detained in Brooklyn.

I am a decent man. I am still the president of my country.

— Nicolás MaduroMaduro’s statement during his first appearance before a U.S. court.
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Originally published by Večernji List in Croatian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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