NewzFormer Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife have formally requested a federal judge to dismiss their ongoing drug trafficking indictment in New York. The defense motion is grounded in the legal argument that both individuals possess foreign sovereign immunity as the sitting leader and first lady of a foreign nation.
The legal filing represents a significant challenge to the prosecution's efforts to move forward with the drug charges against the high-profile defendants. The outcome of the motion hinges on the court's interpretation of international law and executive branch recognition regarding foreign heads of state.
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