Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro pleads not guilty to torture indictment

Venezuelan former President Nicolas Maduro appeared in court on Thursday, where he rejected newly unsealed torture allegations against him and his wife Cilia Flores. He said the new indictment represented "false accusations" against him. Maduro was combative in court as he was asked to enter a plea to the charges, condemning allegations of torture as "false accusations and false testimony." Ultimately, Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein interjected to declare that "a plea of not guilty will be entered on behalf of Mr. Maduro." Flores told the judge through the Spanish interpreter: "I am completely innocent. I am not guilty.