The USA expands the charges against Maduro and accuses him of torture

BarcelonaThe United States charged the deposed Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, with torture and repression this Thursday. Thus, the American justice system is expanding the charges against the former Venezuelan leader, who remains imprisoned in New York accused of "narcoterrorism". The investigation into Maduro's alleged link to drug trafficking was the pretext that Washington used to escalate pressure against Venezuela and capture its top leader.

Now, the United States also accuses the deposed Venezuelan president and his inner circle of "creating and maintaining a violent system of repression" in the country since 1999. With this system, always according to the American version, Maduro and his circle allegedly tortured opponents and dissidents. Until now, Washington's accusations against the Chavista leader did not include cases of human rights violations documented by the UN. Before the military intervention, they focused on proving that Maduro led the Cartel of the Suns—the existence of which has never been proven—but references to this alleged organization were removed from the indictment against the Venezuelan president once he was deposed and imprisoned.

The former Venezuelan leader and his wife, Cília Flores, who is also accused and imprisoned for drug trafficking and terrorism in New York, have always denied the crimes they are accused of. For the moment, there is no statement regarding the new charges they are accused of.