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Maduro back in court today: Claims Washington is interfering with his ability to defend himself

The hearing is scheduled before Alvin Hellerstein — Maduro and his wife were arrested in early January from the presidential complex in Caracas during an operation by US forces

The Tempi courtroom under review has 450 seats and is the largest in the country, says the Ministry of Justice

The venue for the trial of the Tempi railway disaster is not expected to change, even as lawyers requested that a new courtroom be found. Twenty additional seats will be added by adjusting the seating arrangement

Outrage over the courtroom at the opening of the trial for the Tempi disaster, as it cannot accommodate the parties involved: “You have lost our trust,” relatives shouted in court

There were moments when literal chaos prevailed in the courtroom and no one could hear anyone else, as everyone was speaking at the same time. Reactions to the courtroom, however, were so intense that the court interrupted proceedings at least four times

Arrest and trial are two different things in the U.S. case against Maduro: Immunity issues, gray areas & the Noriega precedent

Maduro, whom prosecutors accuse of running “state-sponsored gangs” and facilitating drug trafficking to the United States, is likely to raise “a series of serious objections to the prosecution”

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