Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and prosecutors with the U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday proposed a June 2027 start date for Maduro's U.S. criminal trial on drug trafficking charges.The joint proposal came in a court filing ahead of a hearing in Maduro's case scheduled for Wednesday at 12 p.m. EDT (1600 GMT) in Manhattan federal court.U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein, who is overseeing the case, must ultimately set the schedule. The parties said in the filing that they may seek changes to the schedule.U.S. Special Forces captured Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, in Caracas during a nighttime raid in January and brought them to New York to face the charges. They have pleaded not guilty.
Venezuela's Maduro, US propose June 2027 start for drug trafficking trial
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and US prosecutors proposed a June 2027 trial date. This joint proposal came ahead of a scheduled court hearing in Manhattan. Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores face drug trafficking charges in the United States. They were captured by US Special Forces in Caracas during a January raid. Both have pleaded not guilty to the charges brought against them.
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