Ousted President of Venezuela: “Steadfast, calm, in constant prayer” – Maduro addresses his supporters | EUROtoday

“We are doing well, we are steadfast, calm and in constant prayer”: ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has addressed his supporters for the primary time since his imprisonment within the USA.

They had acquired a whole lot of messages, Maduro and his spouse Cilia Flores, who was additionally imprisoned in New York, defined on X on Saturday. “Every word of love, every gesture of affection, every expression of support fills our souls and strengthens us spiritually.”

It was initially unclear whether or not Maduro himself had handed the message on to his staff or at the very least accredited it. According to these near him, he has no entry to the Internet within the most safety jail in Brooklyn the place he’s imprisoned. Maduro is subsequently allowed to talk on the cellphone together with his household or his attorneys for a most of quarter-hour. The message was printed on Maduro’s consumer account at X and on the Telegram platform.

Maduro was captured in the beginning of January throughout an operation by US forces in Venezuela and dropped at New York. The left-wing nationalist dominated the South American nation autocratically for nearly 13 years. The US justice system accuses Maduro of “drug terrorism” and the 63-year-old is subsequently dealing with a life sentence.

Last Thursday, Maduro appeared in a New York court docket for the second time since his arrest. Federal decide Alvin Hellerstein rejected Maduro’s attorneys’ request to cease the proceedings.