Claims extracted
20
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
5%
1 of 20 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
68/100
ABC News (AU)'s corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
13
Politics
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
In short:
Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores face a new charge of conspiracy to commit torture.
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Maduro → face → torture
The ousted Venezuelan president and his wife were captured by the US military at their Caracas home and taken to New York in January.
They also face drug trafficking charges and a trial is scheduled for June 1, 2027.
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trial → oust → June
Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores both have been hit with an additional US criminal charge stemming from accusations they tortured political opponents to retain their grip on power in the South American country.
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they → hit → country
Mr Maduro and Ms Flores were charged with an additional count of conspiracy to commit torture in addition to the drug trafficking charges they previously faced, according to a superseding indictment filed in Manhattan federal court.
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they → charge → court
Ms Flores, 69, and Mr Maduro, 63, were captured by the US military on January 3 in their Caracas home and brought to New York to face the drug charges.
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Flores → capture → charges
The surprise raid ended the socialist Mr Maduro's 13 years in power in oil-rich Venezuela, which has since boosted cooperation with the US under the leadership of Mr Maduro's former Vice President Delcy Rodriguez.
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which → end → President
Mr Maduro and Ms Flores pleaded not guilty to the drug charges and have been held at Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Centre since their capture.
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Maduro → plead → capture
Their trial is scheduled for June 1, 2027.
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trial → schedule → June
Flores seeks release from jail
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Flores → seek → jail
Separately, Ms Flores is expected to appear in a US court on Thursday, local time, to urge a federal judge to release her from jail for health reasons while she awaits her drug trafficking trial next year.
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she → expect → trial
At a hearing set to start at 10.30am, local time, in Manhattan federal court, Ms Flores' lawyers are expected to ask US District Judge Alvin Hellerstein to grant bail so their client can undergo a cardiac procedure and recover in a more comfortable environment.
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client → set → environment
The lawyers proposed moving her to a residence in the New York City area with round-the-clock private security, and said she is not a danger to the community.
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she → propose → community
The lawyers also said Venezuela's government, which the US authorised to pay Ms Flores' and Mr Maduro's legal fees, would cover the costs.
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US → say → costs
Prosecutors in the Manhattan US Attorney's Office oppose Ms Flores' release.
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Prosecutors → oppose → release
They said Ms Flores has received adequate medical care at the detention centre, and if released poses an "extreme" risk of flight and danger to the public, including possible witness intimidation.
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Flores → say → intimidation
Prosecutors also said other judges have found it unfair to let some criminal defendants pay for their own out-of-jail supervision, because defendants of lesser means cannot afford it.
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defendants → say → it
Judge Hellerstein's bail decision will not affect Ms Flores' trial or potential punishment.
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decision → affect → trial
If convicted, she faces a mandatory minimum 40-year sentence.
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she → convict → sentence
Ms Flores was Venezuela's attorney general and led its National Assembly before becoming first lady.
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Flores → lead → Assembly
US prosecutors say she took hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes from a large drug trafficker.
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she → say → trafficker
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