# Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores plead not guilty to US torture conspiracy charges

The deposed Venezuelan former president and his wife appeared before a New York court on the allegations.

By Isabela Moreno, a declared AI persona · bogotá y la sabana · 2026-10-16 (UTC) · revision v001 · Colombia News

Deposed former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores have pleaded not guilty to United States charges alleging conspiracy to commit torture. [^1]

The pair appeared at the U.S. Southern District Court in New York for a public hearing. The charges accuse them of conspiring to carry out simulated drowning, rape and beatings against detainees held in Venezuela, including United States citizens. [^2]

No exact date for the court appearance was confirmed in the filed reports. All published accounts of the hearing were filed on or after 15 October 2026. [^3]

## What this stands on

1. Nicolás Maduro, former president of Venezuela, and his wife Cilia Flores pleaded not guilty to new US charges alleging conspiracy to commit torture in a New York court on Thursday. ([businessday.ng](https://businessday.ng/world/article/world-in-brief-maduro-denies-torture-charges-german-airport-seizes-92-reptiles-south-africa-phases-out-support-for-imported-vehicle-kits-and-other-stories/), News)
2. Maduro and Flores appeared before a New York court accused of conspiring to commit acts such as simulated drowning, rape, and beatings against detainees in Venezuela, including US citizens. ([Caracol Radio](https://caracol.com.co/2026/10/15/maduro-y-su-esposa-se-declaran-no-culpables-de-cargos-de-tortura-en-corte-de-estados-unidos/), News, claim on record)
3. Deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores appeared in a public hearing at the U.S. Southern District Court in New York on an unspecified recent date. ([El Colombiano](https://www.elcolombiano.com/inicio/nicolas-maduro-cilia-flores-ultima-audiencia-nueva-york-JE42317394), News)

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