Maduro fights U.S. narco-terrorism trial by claiming immunity
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Deposed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro urged a U.S. judge to dismiss drug-conspiracy charges, arguing that prosecuting a foreign head of state violates international law and that he enjoys immunity, a strategy aimed at derailing the narco-terrorism case ahead of a trial set for next year.
- Maduro seeks to fend off narco-terrorism trial, arguing he has immunity The Washington Post
- Maduro claims immunity, asks judge to dismiss drug-trafficking charges against him and his wife Fox News
- Maduro, wife seek dismissal of drug trafficking indictment on immunity grounds CBS News
- Venezuela’s Maduro asserts immunity in US court, urges dismissal of charges Al Jazeera
- Maduro asks U.S. judge to dismiss drug case, claiming immunity as head of state Miami Herald
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