Maduro, 63, told a federal judge in Manhattan "I'm innocent. "I'm president of the Republic of Venezuela and I'm here kidnapped since January 3, Saturday," Maduro told the court, speaking in Spanish through an interpreter. "I was captured at my home in Caracas, Venezuela." Thousands of people marched through Caracas in support of Maduro as his former deputy, Delcy Rodriguez, was sworn in as interim president. - 'Access to oil' -Maduro became president in 2013, taking over from his equally hardline socialist predecessor Hugo Chavez.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha January 06, 2026 02:54 UTC