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

U.S. authorities charged the former Venezuelan president with conspiring to torture his fellow citizens as well as Americans. That adds to drugs and weapons charges against him.

<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 charged the former Venezuelan president with conspiring to torture his fellow citizens as well as Americans. That adds to drugs and weapons charges against him.</p><p>(Image credit: Ariana Cubillos)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5995360' />