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Maduro trial: ex-Venezuela first lady seeks release from US jail, citing heart problems
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PUBLISHEDSep 10, 2026, 10:03 PM
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Venezuela’s former first lady wants to be let out of jail while she and her husband await trial on US drug-trafficking charges.
Cilia Flores, the wife of ex-Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, “deserves the opportunity to await her trial while on home confinement” while dealing with a heart condition that has only got worse since she’s been in jail, her lawyers wrote in court papers filed on Wednesday. The lawyers,…
Main source: SCMP
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