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Nicolás Maduro’s wife to appear in court to push for release from New York jail

The Guardian UK Thursday 08 October 2026, 11:46 UTC By Associated Press 1 min read
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Lawyers for Cilia Flores, wife of the ousted Venezuelan president, to urge judge to put her under house arrestThe wife of ousted Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro was set to be back in court Thursday, where her lawyers will urge a judge to free her from jail and put her under house arrest because she has heart problems. Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, have been behind bars in New York since early January when forces seized them from their Caracas home in a middle-of-the-night raid.

Lawyers for Cilia Flores, wife of the ousted Venezuelan president, to urge judge to put her under house arrest

The wife of ousted Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro was set to be back in court Thursday, where her lawyers will urge a judge to free her from jail and put her under house arrest because she has heart problems.

Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, have been behind bars in New York since early January when forces seized them from their Caracas home in a middle-of-the-night raid.

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