Venezuela’s deposed dictator Nicolás Maduro is spending his days in prison studying religious texts and meeting with diverse clergymen, including a rabbi, according to a report published by the left-wing New York Times on Sunday.
\n\nThe 63-year-old former dictator of Venezuela remains imprisoned at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn alongside his wife, “First Combatant” Cilia Flores, since U.S. forces detained the pair during a law enforcement operation in Caracas on January 3. Maduro, Flores, and several other co-conspirators stand accused of multiple drug trafficking charges. Additionally, torture charges have been brought up against Maduro and Flores.
\n\nThe case is now being overseen by U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres following the passing of Judge Alvin Hellerstein in late October. The trial against Maduro reportedly remains on track to begin in June 2027.
\n\nUnnamed individuals familiar with Maduro’s circumstances and experiences spoke with the New York Times, which once published Maduro as a guest columnist, on condition of anonymity and affirmed that the deposed dictator has been “devoting his ample spare time” in prison to “studying religious and philosophical texts.” Per the report, Maduro has also met with prison chaplains, including a priest and a rabbi.
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