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Venezuelan Deposed President Maduro Demands US Criminal Charges Drop

Defense team for ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro filed a motion to dismiss US criminal charges citing diplomatic immunity.

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Defense attorneys for ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilio Flores filed a motion to dismiss criminal charges against them in the United States on September 3, 2026. [1] The defense team argued that Maduro and his wife possess diplomatic immunity as the head of state and first lady of a foreign country. [2] Defense attorney Barry Pollack filed two motions on behalf of deposed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to dismiss his criminal case in the United States. [3] The first motion argues that US courts lack jurisdiction to prosecute Maduro because he is a de facto head of state entitled to sovereign immunity for official acts. [4] Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's legal team filed a motion with US federal authorities requesting the dismissal of criminal charges against him based on sovereign immunity. [5] Attorneys stated that no US court has ever prosecuted a foreign leader whose own country recognized them as president at the time of indictment. [6] Nicolás Maduro faces charges of conspiracy to commit acts of narco-terrorism, cocaine importation, and possession of automatic weapons. [7] The second motion requests the dismissal of the narco-terrorism conspiracy charge, asserting it fails to allege sufficient jurisdictional elements under US law. [8] Barry Pollack stated that Maduro was president of Venezuela when he was seized by US armed forces. [9] Barry Pollack, the lawyer for Maduro, argued that the accused are protected by judicial immunity granted to active presidents. [10] Attorney Barry Pollack argued that Maduro faces an unprecedented process that violates the absolute criminal jurisdictional immunity to which heads of state and foreign officials have a right for centuries. [11] Nicolás Maduro is currently detained in a federal prison in Brooklyn after being arrested during a US intervention in Caracas on January 3. [12]
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  1. Defense attorneys for ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilio Flores filed a motion to dismiss criminal charges against them in the United States on September 3, 2026. · Mladina.si
  2. The defense team argued that Maduro and his wife possess diplomatic immunity as the head of state and first lady of a foreign country. · Mladina.si
  3. Defense attorney Barry Pollack filed two motions on behalf of deposed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to dismiss his criminal case in the United States. · El Universo
  4. The first motion argues that US courts lack jurisdiction to prosecute Maduro because he is a de facto head of state entitled to sovereign immunity for official acts. · El Universo
  5. Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's legal team filed a motion with US federal authorities requesting the dismissal of criminal charges against him based on sovereign immunity. · La República.pePeru
  6. Attorneys stated that no US court has ever prosecuted a foreign leader whose own country recognized them as president at the time of indictment. · Mladina.si
  7. Nicolás Maduro faces charges of conspiracy to commit acts of narco-terrorism, cocaine importation, and possession of automatic weapons. · El Universo
  8. The second motion requests the dismissal of the narco-terrorism conspiracy charge, asserting it fails to allege sufficient jurisdictional elements under US law. · El Universo
  9. Barry Pollack stated that Maduro was president of Venezuela when he was seized by US armed forces. · La Jornada
  10. Barry Pollack, the lawyer for Maduro, argued that the accused are protected by judicial immunity granted to active presidents. · La Jornada
  11. Attorney Barry Pollack argued that Maduro faces an unprecedented process that violates the absolute criminal jurisdictional immunity to which heads of state and foreign officials have a right for centuries. · La República.pePeru
  12. Nicolás Maduro is currently detained in a federal prison in Brooklyn after being arrested during a US intervention in Caracas on January 3. · La República.pePeru
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