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Maduro’s Son Says He Is Still Fighting to Free His Father After Nearly Eight Months in Detention
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Maduro’s Son Says He Is Still Fighting to Free His Father After Nearly Eight Months in Detention

From ABC Color · () Spanish

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

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  • Nicolás Maduro Guerra said he is continuing efforts to secure the release of his father, Nicolás Maduro, and Cilia Flores, who have been detained in the United States for nearly eight months.
  • He said photographs recently shared online showed Maduro coping with the aftermath of a devastating earthquake and trying to reassure his family that he remained strong.
  • Maduro faces a New York trial on alleged narcoterrorism and cocaine-importation charges, while Venezuela and the United States recently announced a long-term oil agreement.

Nicolás Maduro Guerra says he is holding on to faith and hope as he campaigns for the release of his father, Nicolás Maduro, and Cilia Flores. The two have been detained in the United States for nearly eight months after U.S. troops captured them in Caracas.

“We continue working, in God’s name, moving the country forward and fighting for the prompt liberation of Nicolás Maduro Moros and Cilia Flores,” Maduro Guerra said in a video posted on X. “I hope we can continue receiving good news. We cling to faith and hope that we will soon see them free.”

We continue working, in God’s name, moving the country forward and fighting for the prompt liberation of Nicolás Maduro Moros and Cilia Flores.

— Nicolás Maduro GuerraMaduro’s son described his continuing campaign to secure their release.

The Chavista lawmaker, who sits on the leadership of Venezuela’s governing United Socialist Party of Venezuela, also discussed two photographs of his father that circulated online on Sunday. He said the images were taken on June 25, one day after a devastating double earthquake in Venezuela that killed at least 6,509 people.

Maduro Guerra said his father had been deeply distressed and closely monitoring the disaster. Using the phone calls he is allowed to make, Maduro reportedly called his family four or five times that day and asked about the situation in La Guaira, the region near Caracas described as the worst affected. His son said Maduro believed the photographs could send a message that he was well, strong, and resisting.

I hope we can continue receiving good news. We cling to faith and hope that we will soon see them free.

— Nicolás Maduro GuerraHe expressed hope for the release of his father and Cilia Flores.

The images showed Maduro wearing gray trousers and a gray sweatshirt. The accompanying message described them as “a small gift of love and hope,” and Maduro Guerra said the message had been dictated during a phone call the previous Friday.

Venezuela and the United States restored diplomatic relations two months after the Jan. 3 capture, ending a seven-year break. Maduro faces trial in New York on allegations of conspiring to commit narcoterrorism and import cocaine. Flores faces charges linked to drug imports and weapons possession. Last week, Caracas and Washington announced a 25-year oil agreement with a production target above 1.5 million barrels per day, according to acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez.

A small gift of love and hope.

— Message accompanying the photographsThe phrase described the images of Maduro shared online.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. 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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