US critics and allies condemn Maduro’s abduction at UN Security Council

Denmark and Mexico, also threatened by US President Donald Trump, warn that the US violated international law.

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Members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), including key US allies, have warned that the abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife by US special forces could be a precedent-setting event for international law.

The 15-member bloc met for an emergency meeting on Monday in New York City, where the Venezuelan pair were also due to face drug trafficking charges in a US federal court.

US critics and allies condemn Maduro’s abduction at UN Security Council

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