Maduro defies court as he claims presidency and calls himself a 'prisoner of war'
TL;DR
Nicolas Maduro, the former Venezuelan president, made his first court appearance in New York after being captured by US forces, facing charges of narco-terrorism and drug trafficking, while asserting his innocence and claiming to still be the president of Venezuela.
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