Live Updates > Live Update Details
2026-02-27 07:18:40
[Maduro Files Motion in US Court to Dismiss Criminal Charges] 1. On February 26, local time, former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro filed a motion in a US court to dismiss the criminal charges against him. Maduro claimed that the proceedings violated due process and argued that the US government's obstruction of Venezuelan government payment of his defense costs was illegal. 2. Maduro previously appeared in a New York federal court on federal charges brought by the US, including drug terrorism and cocaine trafficking, and denied all charges. This motion is the latest response from his legal team regarding procedural due process and the right to defense.
