Maduro to Appear in U.S. Court at 2 a.m. KST on January 6

Appearing at the Southern District Court of New York
Wife to appear alongside him... Son also indicted

Nicolas Maduro, President of Venezuela, who was swiftly arrested by the U.S. military and extradited to the United States, will appear in court for the first time on January 5 (local time).

The image of President Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela released after the United States arrested him. Photo by Reuters Yonhap News

According to reports from The Washington Post and The New York Times on January 4, President Maduro is scheduled to appear at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in Manhattan at noon on January 5, Eastern Time (2 a.m. on January 6, Korea Standard Time), where he will go through the arraignment process.

His wife, Cilia Flores, who was also arrested and extradited with President Maduro, will appear alongside him.

President Maduro was previously indicted in March 2020, during the first Trump administration, on charges of "narco-terrorism," including drug trafficking and money laundering.

The new indictment released by the U.S. Department of Justice additionally names his wife, his son, and Diosdado Cabello, Venezuela's Minister of the Interior, as defendants. The Washington Post reported that the indictment alleges President Maduro and his wife conspired to smuggle large quantities of cocaine into the United States and profited illicitly from these activities.