Venezuela’s Maduro shares first photos from US detention
Abducted Venezuelan leader’s post appears to show him in US detention, published two days after US-Venezuela oil deal. Former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has posted two photographs that appear to show him in a United States detention centre, where he has been held since his January abduction.
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- Fact 1: US judge sets 2027 trial date for Venezuela’s Maduro Venezuela says it retains ‘sovereignty’ following US oil deal Trump says US will refill its petroleum reserves using Venezuelan oil “I am sending these photos as a small gift to all my grandchildren, to the boys and girls, and to all the good people who love us,” Maduro wrote in Spanish on the social media platforms X and Telegram.
- Fact 2: The posts were published on Sunday, but the timestamp on both pictures indicates they were taken on June 25, a day after twin deadly earthquakes killed more than 6,500 people and caused widespread destruction in northern Venezuela.
- Fact 3: Maduro does not have access to newspapers or the internet in prison, but he is allowed to speak by phone with his family and lawyers for approximately 300 minutes a month, with a maximum of 15 minutes per call, according to a source close to the former leader.
- Fact 4: Maduro and his wife’s trial in the US is due to begin on 1 June 2027, a federal court in New York announced in late July.
Abducted Venezuelan leader’s post appears to show him in US detention, published two days after US-Venezuela oil deal. Former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has posted two photographs that appear to show him in a United States detention centre, where he has been held since his January abduction.
US special forces abducted Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, from the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, and flew them to the US. The pair are being held in a facility in Brooklyn, New York, on drug trafficking and firearm possession charges, which they deny. US judge sets 2027 trial date for Venezuela’s Maduro Venezuela says it retains ‘sovereignty’ following US oil deal Trump says US will refill its petroleum reserves using Venezuelan oil “I am sending these photos as a small gift to all my grandchildren, to the boys and girls, and to all the good people who love us,” Maduro wrote in Spanish on the social media platforms X and Telegram.
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Original source: Al Jazeera