The drug trafficking trial against Venezuela’s deposed socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, will begin on June 1, 2027, U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein announced on Wednesday.
The date stems from a joint proposal by the Manhattan U.S. Attorney’s office and the dictator’s defense team, led by American lawyer Barry Pollack, outlets reported.
Maduro and Flores appeared before a Manhattan federal court on Wednesday for the first time since their March appearance. Reuters reports that the new hearing lasted about 20 minutes — during which Judge Hellerstein also set a September 2 deadline for the first round of legal…
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