Maduro enters not-guilty plea on new torture-related charges in New York

Maduro pleaded not guilty to newly added torture-related charges in New York and rejected the charging document in court, BBC News reported.

AI-written summary · The Chestnut Post · October 15, 2026 at 2:00 PM EDT · How we use AI

Maduro pleaded not guilty in New York to newly added charges related to torture, according to BBC News.

Addressing the new charges in court, Maduro said he rejected the document in its entirety.

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