US authorities have set March 17 for the second appearance of Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores, the New York Federal Court indicated this Monday.

During the first hearing, both were formally presented before the US justice system, and at the end of the initial session, “the judge in charge of the case established the schedule for the continuation of the process, setting the date for the second appearance.”

It is important to note that both pleaded not guilty during this first hearing to the charges against them in this historic legal process.

“During the hearing, presided over by Federal Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein, Maduro faced charges of drug trafficking and weapons possession. Addressing the court, Maduro stated, “I am innocent, I am not guilty.”

The defense did not request bail at this stage of the proceedings, nor did Flores’s defense, although “it did make an urgent health request to the court. It requested medical attention, alleging possible rib injuries.”

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Venezuela is experiencing tense moments after several explosions occurred at various military targets early Saturday morning, January 3, and President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were captured.

According to local and international media, in a statement from the White House, US President Donald Trump confirmed an attack on the Mountain Barracks, the Port of La Guaira, La Carlota Airport, and Fort Tiuna, and the subsequent extraction of Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.

A State of External Disturbance was declared throughout the country, according to a message disseminated via Telegram by Foreign Minister Yván Gil, who stated: “The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela rejects, repudiates, and denounces before the international community the extremely serious military aggression perpetrated by the current government of the United States of America.”

For her part, Vice President Delcy Rodríguez “confirmed at 6:00 a.m. this Saturday, January 3, that Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores were captured by US forces” and demanded that the Trump administration provide proof of life for both of them.

Meanwhile, U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi announced early this morning that Maduro and his wife “have been indicted in the Southern District of New York on charges of narco-terrorism conspiracy, conspiracy to import cocaine, possession of machine guns and destructive devices, and conspiracy to possess machine guns and destructive devices against the United States.”

(Developing story)

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