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Venezuela’s Maduro shares first photos from US detention
Al Jazeera • • general
Key Points:
- Former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro shared two photos from a US detention center in Brooklyn, where he has been held since his January abduction on drug trafficking and firearm possession charges, which he denies.
- Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were abducted by US special forces in Caracas and flown to the US; their trial is scheduled for June 1, 2027.
- In the photos, Maduro appears noticeably thinner, wearing a grey tracksuit and making peace signs; he posted the images as a message of resilience and hope to his family and supporters.
- The photos were taken on June 25, shortly after deadly earthquakes struck northern Venezuela, and were posted amid a new US-Venezuela oil agreement announced by interim President Delcy Rodriguez.
- Maduro has limited communication in detention, allowed about 300 minutes of phone calls monthly with family and lawyers, but no access to newspapers or the internet.
