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Ex-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and wife seek to end drug charges case on immunity grounds

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Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife have filed a motion asking a judge to dismiss the drug trafficking indictment against them. The legal challenge is based on the argument that they possess immunity as the sitting leader and first lady of a foreign country.

The request targets federal drug charges brought against the Venezuelan leadership, raising significant questions regarding the application of foreign sovereign immunity in U.S. courts for indicted heads of state.

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