US prosecutors ask judge to reject Maduro immunity claim
U.S. prosecutors filed a memorandum on 2 October in the Southern District of New York opposing immunity claims lodged by former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, and asked the court to allow the drug-trafficking case to proceed to trial. The brief answers defence motions filed on 2 September and reportedly attaches a State Department declaration, while also noting Washington has not recognised Maduro as president since 2019. The court schedule sets defence replies on 16 October and oral argument on 17 November, leaving open whether a judge will reject immunity and permit trial.
Prosecutors asked the court to reject Maduro and Flores immunity claims.
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Defence lawyers filed immunity motions on 2 September. Prosecutors replied on 2 October…
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