Partner Artie McConnell commented on an expanded indictment that accuses Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores of conspiring to torture political opponents in order to remain in power in a Reuters article titled “U.S. Invokes Rarely Used Torture Law in Revamped Case Against Maduro.” Published Oct. 21, 2026, the article states that Maduro and Flores are only the seventh and eighth people identified by Reuters who have been charged under this statute, and the first time the U.S. has prosecuted a head of state for allegedly authorizing the use of torture.
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