Event record OXZ-2026-07-22-0008

U.S. Prosecutor's Office proposes Nicolás Maduro trial to begin in June 2027

Venezuela19 outletsvia G1first observed July 22, 2026 at 12:20 AM UTCMethodology

Nicolas Maduro, former president of Venezuela, and his wife Cilia Flores are due in a U.S. federal court in Manhattan for a hearing on their drug trafficking case, according to South China Morning Post and others. The hearing, scheduled for Wednesday at noon local time, will address the proposed trial timeline, including a possible start date of June 2027, as reported by The Express Tribune and La Tercera. Prosecutors and Maduro’s defense lawyers submitted the pretrial timeline ahead of the hearing, Reuters and AP report. Maduro was arrested in his home earlier this year and transferred to the United States, N1 reports.

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