‘Soy inocente’: Maduro defiant in surreal New York courtroom spectacle
The Venezuelan leader entered a heartfelt not guilty plea – and told a member of the gallery he was a prisoner of warVenezuela crisis – latest updatesAt noon on Monday, Nicolás Maduro was escorted into a Manhattan federal courtroom following his capture early on Saturday in Caracas, completing...
<p>The Venezuelan leader entered a heartfelt not guilty plea – and told a member of the gallery he was a prisoner of war</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/jan/05/venezuela-live-updates-trump-us-interim-president-collaborate">Venezuela crisis – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>At noon on Monday, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/nicolas-maduro">Nicolás Maduro</a> was escorted into a Manhattan federal courtroom following his capture early on Saturday in Caracas, completing the seized <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/venezuela">Venezuelan</a> leader’s stunning journey from his capital city to a US courtroom.</p><p>It was a surreal display amid the fallout of a brazen US military operation to grab Maduro that has roiled global politics and stunned observers in the US and overseas.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/05/nicolas-maduro-court-new-york">Continue reading...</a>
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