- US special forces captured Venezuelan President Maduro and his wife.
- The plane with the prisoners landed at the base in the state of New York on Saturday.
- Maduro is accused of narco-terrorism and is due to be brought to trial.
- Venezuelan officials call the capture a violation of international law.
The plane carrying Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, who were captured and airlifted out of Venezuela by US special forces during a night operation, landed at an air base in New York on Saturday. They are to be prosecuted in the USA on charges of “narco-terrorism”. TASR informs about it according to AP and CNN reports.
Sky News reports that Upon arrival at the base, Madura will be flown by helicopter to New York for processing and then placed in the Metropolitan Jail. He is expected to appear before the court as soon as possible – by Monday evening at the latest.
Maduro and his wife were captured and taken out of Venezuela by US special forces during a nighttime operation ordered by US President Donald Trump. He subsequently declared that the US will basically administer Venezuela until there is an orderly and safe handover of power. At the same time he did not rule out that the US would launch another attack on Venezuela if necessary.
Washington says Maduro, his wife and other Venezuelan officials are responsible for “narco-terrorism”, drug trafficking and other crimes. Caracas denies these accusations.
Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez called for the “immediate release” of Maduro and his wife, according to CNN. She called the capture of this couple a kidnapping and, according to her, there was a violation of international law in this regard. She accused US forces of “barbarically attacking” the territorial integrity of Venezuela.
