Head of State: I'm not guilty, I'm a decent man, I'm still the president of my country!

Published at: 05/01/2026 01:33 PM

‎El president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro Moros, pleaded not guilty during his first hearing before the New York court.
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‎Estas are the first statements made by the head of state after his kidnapping on January 2, when United States military forces bombed the capital city and other states, with the aim of extracting President‎

‎ “I am the president of Venezuela and I consider myself a prisoner of war. They captured me in my house in Caracas,” he said.
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Nicolás Maduro, who has the support of the Venezuelan people who demand his return, said: “I am not guilty, I am a decent man, I am still the president of my country.”

Mazo News Team