Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores have entered a plea of not guilty to all charges in a Manhattan federal court.
When asked to introduce himself, the seized Venezuelan leader claimed he had been kidnapped from his home in Caracas.
Defence attorney Barry Pollack says he will challenge the legality of the US military’s operation to capture the foreign head of state.
Judge Alvin Hellerstein has scheduled the couple’s next court appearance for March 17th.
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