Photograph: Chris MaddaloniIt is a “good thing” that Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro is gone from power, Simon Harris has said – while stating that his capture by the United States is “complex when it comes to international law”. Mr Harris was asked if he agreed with Mr Sánchez’s position during a press conference on 2025 exchequer returns. He’s a brutal dictator who had no democratic legitimacy.”Mr Harris said Mr Maduro “resoundingly” lost an election in 2024 and he was “bringing pain and misery to his people”. Charges against Mr Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, in the US include “narco-terrorism”, drug trafficking and money laundering. He also referred to the charges against Mr Maduro, which the “courts will determine”, adding “that’s why I think it’s complex”.

Source: The Irish Times January 07, 2026 11:43 UTC