New U.S. indictment charges former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro with torture

U.S. authorities added new torture charges to their case against former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, ramping up pressure on the ousted authoritarian leader already fighting drug trafficking allegations.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4550x3033+0+0/resize/4550x3033!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff3%2F4c%2Fe9d38ac34a6b85dad0ff5a384003%2Fap26281357015208.jpg' alt='Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores wave after his swearing-in ceremony for a third term at the National Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela, on Jan. 10, 2025.'/><p>U.S. authorities added new torture charges to their case against former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, ramping up pressure on the ousted authoritarian leader already fighting drug trafficking allegations.</p><p>(Image credit: Ariana Cubillos)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5995360' />