U.S. adds torture charge against Maduro and wife in new indictment

Source Summary

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife now face a torture charge in a new U.S. indictment. The couple were already facing charges including narco-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine importation conspiracy, and possession of machine guns and destructive devices.

Why it matters

The addition of torture charges escalates U.S. legal pressure on Venezuela's sitting president and represents an expansion of the criminal allegations against him.