$VZLANicolás Maduro
Nicolás Maduro: bounty, raid, docket
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CASE: seized Jan 3, 2026
Nicolás Maduro, 2023. Photograph by Ricardo Stuckert. CC BY 2.0.
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The State Department raised the reward for information leading to Maduro’s arrest or conviction to $50 million on Aug 7, 2025. On Jan 3, 2026, US forces seized him and Cilia Flores in Caracas. The New York Times reported that he pleaded not guilty and said “I am still president of my country.”
Cuba said 32 of its personnel were killed in the extraction. Venezuela’s minister said 47 Venezuelan soldiers were killed. Those numbers are theirs.
Law.com and La Opinión, reporting in late 2026, put the next hearing on Dec 17 and the trial on June 14, 2027, before Judge Analisa Torres. The defense is seeking dismissal on sovereign-immunity grounds. Massie calls the capture “an illegal kidnapping.” Hegseth says he was “brought to justice.”
The question
If he is in a Manhattan courtroom, who is speaking for the country?
Questions
When is the trial?
June 14, 2027, according to Law.com, before Judge Analisa Torres in the Southern District of New York.
Was he kidnapped?
Massie calls it an illegal kidnapping. Hegseth says he was brought to justice. Both lines are reported by the BBC. A court has not adopted either slogan.
Who won in 2024, according to the tally sheets?
The Carter Center found opposition sheets from 81.7% of stations showed González 67.1% and Maduro 30.4%. The CNE declared Maduro the winner.
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