Nicolas Maduro, the dethroned Venezuelan dictator indicted on major drug trafficking and weapons charges in the United States, arrived in a federal court in New York at noon Monday for his arraignment, days after American forces captured him in his own presidential palace.
Minutes into the proceeding, the judge cut him off when he attempted to keep speaking after entering a not guilty plea.
"I am innocent. I am not guilty. I am a decent man. I am still president of my country," Maduro told the court, as the judge cut him off.
On his way out of the courtroom, a protester said something to him in Spanish, prompting a reply in the same language, claiming he is a "kidnapped president."
The protester, who identified himself as 33-year-old Pedro Rojas, told reporters he had been a prisoner in Venezuela under Maduro's regime for four months....................
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Minutes into the proceeding, the judge cut him off when he attempted to keep speaking after entering a not guilty plea.
"I am innocent. I am not guilty. I am a decent man. I am still president of my country," Maduro told the court, as the judge cut him off.
On his way out of the courtroom, a protester said something to him in Spanish, prompting a reply in the same language, claiming he is a "kidnapped president."
The protester, who identified himself as 33-year-old Pedro Rojas, told reporters he had been a prisoner in Venezuela under Maduro's regime for four months....................
Captured Venezuelan dictator Maduro pleads not guilty before judge cuts off outburst
Dethroned Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro faces arraignment in New York federal court Monday on drug trafficking charges after dramatic U.S. capture.
