The new allegations accuse Maduro of authorising torture, arbitrary detention and violence against opponents during his time as president. The indictment says thousands of Venezuelans were “harassed, threatened, arrested, prosecuted, assaulted, tortured, or killed” by people acting at the direction of his government. It alleges that methods of abuse included electric shocks, beatings and asphyxiation.
Trending
- 16 seafarers killed in Persian Gulf, Black Sea; Saudi official calls seizure of sealanes ‘criminal act’
- Green Cards red-carded: MAGA benches India-linked IT firms from PERM process
- J-1 visa fraud: Harvard, Yale among 9 elite universities under investigation for alleged scam; ‘Nobody will be getting a free pass because their name is carved into an expensive building’
- ‘Contest UP polls from Ayodhya’: Akhilesh Yadav dares CM Yogi Adityanath
- Ratan Tata’s beloved pet dog ‘Goa’ survives car accident outside Bombay House
- France’s student stir intensifies in Paris; schools shut, police fire tear gas
- Indian students make extraordinary contributions: University of Arizona president
- 2 Latvian men arrested near UK airbase housing US, Nato intelligence operations
US charges former Venezuela president Maduro with conspiracy to torture opponents
By
Add A Comment