Venezuela’s Maduro denies US torture charges as ‘false accusations’

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NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores pleaded not guilty Thursday to new torture charges brought against the pair held in US custody since their extraordinary capture in January. They appeared at a New York court after prosecutors alleged they conspired to commit acts including waterboardings, rapes and beatings against victims,…

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