Venezuelan public prosecutor demands Maduro’s release: “Enjoy diplomatic immunity as head of state”

In their first public appearance before an American judge, Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores have declared their innocence. The Venezuelan president, accused by US authorities of narcoterrorism, has maintained his innocence and called himself a “decent man”. The trial will continue on March 17. Follow all updates in this live blog.

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