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Maduro and wife plead not guilty to new torture charges in New York

Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, pleaded not guilty in a New York court on Thursday to new charges that they conspired to torture people.

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Nicolás Maduro, the ousted Venezuelan president, and his wife, Cilia Flores, each pleaded not guilty on Thursday to new torture-related charges in a New York court. ABC News, Al Jazeera, the BBC and France 24 report the pleas.

Maduro rejected the allegations. The BBC quotes him saying: "I reject this document entirely." The Guardian and France 24 report he called the accusations false. The Guardian says he was shackled at the ankles.

The charges appear in a rewritten drug trafficking indictment, the Guardian reports. It says prosecutors accuse the couple of running a state-backed campaign of repression in which scores of people were tortured, among them three Americans. France 24 says the indictment alleges a conspiracy to torture political opponents and US citizens. ABC News says the couple is accused of torturing people to hold onto power. Deutsche Welle puts Maduro's time in office at 2013 to 2026.

France 24 says the couple has been held in a New York jail since the US military captured them in early January.

One earlier CBS News item described the appearance as upcoming. Later reports from the other outlets say the hearing took place.

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  1. Al JazeeraVenezuela’s Maduro pleads not guilty to US conspiracy to torture chargesThu, Oct 15, 12:04 PM EDT
  2. ABC NewsVenezuela's Nicolas Maduro pleads not guilty to tortureThu, Oct 15, 12:30 PM EDT
  3. The GuardianNicolás Maduro tells New York court new torture allegations are ‘false’Thu, Oct 15, 12:38 PM EDT
  4. BBC NewsMaduro pleads not guilty to new torture-related charges in New YorkThu, Oct 15, 12:52 PM EDT
  5. CBS NewsVenezuela's Maduro due in NYC court over conspiracy to commit torture chargesThu, Oct 15, 1:03 PM EDT
  6. France 24Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro and wife Cilia Flores deny US torture charges as 'false accusations'Thu, Oct 15, 2:11 PM EDT
  7. Deutsche WelleVenezuela's Nicolas Maduro pleads not guilty to torture indictmentThu, Oct 15, 2:55 PM EDT
  8. Deutsche WelleVenezuela's Nicolas Maduro pleads not guilty to torture chargesThu, Oct 15, 2:55 PM EDT

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Earlier versions (3)
  1. Thu, Oct 15, 1:20 PM EDT, 5 outlets: Maduro and wife plead not guilty to new torture charges in New York
  2. Thu, Oct 15, 1:05 PM EDT, 4 outlets: Maduro tells New York court torture allegations are false, pleads not guilty
  3. Thu, Oct 15, 12:35 PM EDT, 2 outlets: Maduro and wife plead not guilty to new US torture conspiracy charges