Maduro Trial News | 'Kidnapping' vs 'Justice': Split Voices Outside US Court on Maduro Arrest

Scenes of sharp division played out outside a US federal courthouse as Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores were produced before the court on charges including narcoterrorism and cocaine trafficking. Protesters gathered both in support of and against Maduro. Supporters accused Washington of “imperialism” and called the arrest an illegal kidnapping, demanding the couple’s immediate release. Critics, including members of the Venezuelan diaspora, said the arrest offered hope after years of alleged authoritarian rule, arguing that domestic opposition had been crushed inside Venezuela.