US judge sets June 2027 trial date for Venezuela’s Maduro
His defense team is expected to mount an aggressive legal challenge before the trial begins, arguing that he is entitled to head-of-state immunity and that his capture and transfer to the United States violated international law.
The trial is expected to become one of the highest-profile criminal cases ever brought in the United States against a former foreign head of state after Maduro’s brazen capture by United States commandos in Caracas in January this year.
A US federal judge has set June 1, 2027, as the trial date for Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, on sweeping narcotics trafficking and narcoterrorism charges.
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