Venezuela's Maduro and Wife Plead Not Guilty to US Torture Charges

• Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, pleaded not guilty to new US charges of torturing individuals.
• The charges, brought on October 15, significantly expanded the US criminal case against Maduro and Flores.
• Prosecutors allege that Maduro directed officials to torture politicians and military personnel accused of plotting against him.
• The couple appeared in a New York City court to face the new 'conspiracy to commit torture' charges.
• The additional charges have expanded the US criminal case against Maduro and Flores, both aged 63 and 70 respectively.