Maduro Faces Torture Charges: Who Holds Power Accountable?
A former president accused of turning Venezuela’s prisons into instruments of political repression is now facing new torture charges in an American courtroom. Federal prosecutors allege Nicolás Maduro and his wife oversaw a system of abuse involving political opponents and American detainees. But the case raises another uncomfortable question: Can Washington demand accountability for alleged state violence while facing legal challenges over its own military operation to capture Maduro? Behind the charges lies a larger debate over justice, sovereignty and the limits of government power.
