![Venezuela's captured President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores attend their arraignment with defense lawyers Barry Pollack and Mark Donnelly to face U.S. federal charges including narco-terrorism, conspiracy, drug trafficking, money laundering and others, at the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., January 5, 2026 in this courtroom sketch. [Jane Rosenberg/Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-05T192549Z_364984068_RC2ZUIAU5C7B_RTRMADP_3_USA-VENEZUELA-MADURO-NEW-YORK_cropped-1767642871.jpg?resize=730%2C410&quality=80)
‘I am still president of my country,’ Nicolas Maduro tells US court
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‘I am still president of my country,’ Nicolas Maduro tells US court
“I am a decent man. I am still president of my country.” Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro declared his innocence in a New York court days after he was abducted by the US military.
Published On 5 Jan 2026
