Opposition Deputy Capriles Rejects Venezuelan State Paying for Maduro's Defense in the US
Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles questioned the state financing Nicolás Maduro's legal defense in the United States, considering that the former president has his own resources to cover his legal process.
TL;DR
- Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles questions why the state is funding Nicolás Maduro's legal defense in the US.
- Capriles believes Maduro and his inner circle have sufficient personal wealth to pay for their lawyers.
- The US has amended sanctions to allow the Venezuelan government to pay legal fees for Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.
- This decision by the Trump administration marked a shift from previous blocking of funds.
- Maduro's defense team had previously argued that the inability to pay violated the Sixth Amendment.
- Maduro and Flores were captured and transferred to a federal prison in Brooklyn.