Judge denies Cilia Flores’s request for release on health grounds

Summary

U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein denied Cilia Flores’s request to be released from jail on health grounds ahead of a trial scheduled for next year, The Hindu reports. The Hindu’s headline says Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro was charged in the United States with ordering torture of opponents and Americans. This follows reports that Maduro and Flores pleaded not guilty to new torture-related charges in a U.S. court on Thursday.

Timeline

1. The Hindu

   17 Oct 2026, 01:54 UTCSource ↗

   The Hindu reports that Judge Alvin Hellerstein denied Flores’s request for release from jail on health grounds ahead of next year’s trial; its headline says Maduro was charged in the U.S. with ordering torture of opponents and Americans.