Maduro asks to have his case dismissed in the US, arguing sovereign immunity.

Attorneys for Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro have filed a motion in a New York federal court seeking the dismissal of the criminal case against him in the United States. The defense team argues that Maduro is entitled to sovereign immunity, a legal principle that protects heads of state from the jurisdiction of foreign courts. The motion was submitted to the digital judicial record on Wednesday.

The request marks a formal legal challenge to the U.S. prosecution, which has previously accused Maduro of various criminal activities. By invoking sovereign immunity, the defense aims to invalidate the legal proceedings by asserting that a sitting head of state cannot be prosecuted in an American court.