According to the indictment, Maduro and Flores allegedly conspired to commit torture, including against US citizens. The available material specifies, however, that these are charges brought by prosecutors and not facts that have already been established.
The new charges add to previously reported allegations involving cocaine-related offenses, drug trafficking or drug-related terrorism. France 24 also reports that existing charges involve weapons.
France 24 reports that prosecutors accuse the two of subjecting some detainees, including US citizens, to waterboarding, rape and beatings. In the material provided, these details remain allegations by prosecutors that have not been independently corroborated.
The charges represent a significant expansion of the US federal case: alleged torture is now being added to the drug-related charges. The text of the indictment and the specific statutes invoked are not available in the material reviewed.
The Financial Times identifies federal prosecutors in New York as the authority that brought the new charges. The other available sources describe the initiative more generally as an action by the justice system or US prosecutors.
France 24 also reports that Maduro and Flores remain in US custody. In the material provided, this information is supported only by that source and is not accompanied by a response from the two defendants.
Tagesschau reports that the trial is expected to begin in June 2027. The timing is not confirmed by the other available sources. Separately, Clarín reports that Edmundo González Urrutia described the new charges as evidence of human rights violations in Venezuela: a political characterization, not an independent finding contained in the material provided.