Lawyers for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro have asked a US court to drop the torture allegations against him, citing his immunity as the head of a sovereign state and procedural errors by US prosecutors, according to Venezuelan media reports on Nov. 10.
In a separate filing, it argued that the case belongs to the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York, where the couple has been held since January, rather than the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, which has handled the charges so far, saying their "re-arrest" at recent hearings was aimed at "fabricating" a legal basis for the Southern District to assert jurisdiction.
Related News:
Opinion | How Lula's re-election thwarts the New Monroe Doctrine in a relief for China
Comment