Former Venezuelan President Maduro’s wife seeks release from US jail over heart ailment
- Cilia Flores, wife of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, has asked a US judge for release from jail on health grounds.
- Her lawyers say her mitral valve condition has worsened in jail and she may need a cardiac catheterisation procedure.
- The defence has proposed home confinement in Manhattan with 24-hour armed security, video monitoring and restricted visitors.
- Flores and Maduro have been held in Brooklyn since January and are awaiting trial on US drug trafficking charges; both have pleaded not guilty.
Source: ndtv.com
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