Maduro pleads not guilty to new torture-related charges in New York
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Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, are seen in a federal court in New York in July.
被罢免的委内瑞拉总统尼古拉斯·马杜罗和他的妻子西莉亚·弗洛雷斯于七月出现在纽约联邦法院。
Venezuela's former leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, appeared in court on Thursday to plead not guilty to new charges of conspiracy to commit torture.
委内瑞拉前领导人尼古拉斯·马杜罗及其妻子西莉亚·弗洛雷斯周四出庭，对新的共谋酷刑指控表示不认罪。
The US government initially accused Maduro of narco-terrorism, drug trafficking and weapons-related offenses, before adding new charges against him and Flores last week.
美国政府最初指控马杜罗涉及毒品恐怖主义、毒品贩运和武器相关罪行，随后于上周对他和弗洛雷斯提出了新的指控。
Maduro and Flores were captured in January during a US military raid, after which they were taken to New York, where they remain in jail.
马杜罗和弗洛雷斯于一月在美军突袭中被捕，随后被带往纽约，至今仍关押在监狱中。
The couple has pleaded not guilty to the allegations and both have argued to have the case thrown out on the grounds that they qualify for sovereign immunity. Their trial is scheduled for June 2027.
这对夫妇对指控表示不认罪，并都主张以他们符合主权豁免权的理由，要求驳回此案。 他们的审判定于2027年6月进行。
In a new indictment last week, government prosecutors alleged Maduro and Flores "created and maintained a violent system of repression" that saw "thousands of Venezuelans" killed, harassed, and tortured.
在上周一份新的起诉书中，政府检察官指控马杜罗和弗洛雷斯"创建并维持了一个暴力的镇压体系"，导致"成千上万的委内瑞拉人"被杀害、骚扰和酷刑。
Nicolas Maduro denied the new charges brought against him by the US government, telling a court on Thursday he denied the "false accusations and false testimony against me."
尼古拉斯·马杜罗否认美国政府对他提出的新指控，周四在法庭上表示，他否认了"对我的虚假指控和虚假证词"。
"I reject this document entirely," Maduro said in Spanish through a translator.
"我完全拒绝这份文件，"马杜罗通过翻译用西班牙语说。
Judge Alvin Hellerstein interrupted Maduro, and declared the court would enter a plea of not guilty for Maduro.
法官艾尔文·赫勒斯坦打断了马杜罗的陈述，宣布法院将对马杜罗作出无罪答辩。
"I am completely innocent. I am not guilty," Flores said through a translator.
"我完全无辜。 我无罪，"弗洛雷斯通过翻译说道。
Maduro and Flores wore beige jail uniforms and both appear to have lost weight during their detention in Brooklyn.
马杜罗和弗洛雷斯穿着米色狱服，且在布鲁克林被拘留期间两人似乎都体重有所减轻。
The alleged torture methods included "electric shock, asphyxiation, rape, forced nudity, prolonged isolation, starvation, punishment cells, and psychological torture", the indictment states.
起诉书称，所谓的酷刑手段包括"电击、窒息、强奸、强迫裸体、长期隔离、饥饿、惩罚牢房和心理折磨"。
The US also accused Maduro of authorising the use of torture "against specific individuals" and alleges US citizens were tortured under this system.
美国还指责马杜罗授权对"特定个人"使用酷刑，并指控美国公民在该制度下遭受酷刑。
Prosecutors already have accused Maduro, his wife and son, and their accomplices of engaging in a cocaine-trafficking conspiracy and partnering with cartels designated as terrorist groups.
检察官已指控马杜罗、他的妻子和儿子及其同伙参与可卡因贩运阴谋，并与被指定为恐怖组织的贩毒集团合作。
Maduro previously called such charges a tool to further "imperial" plans for getting access to Venezuela's rich oil reserves.
马杜罗此前称此类指控是进一步"帝国"计划获取委内瑞拉丰富石油储备的工具。
He and his wife's lawyers have argued that Maduro is the leader of a sovereign country and therefore immune from prosecution. They contend the US taking him by force is illegal.
他和妻子的律师辩称，马杜罗是一个主权国家的领导人，因此享有豁免权。 他们认为美国强行带走他是非法的。
Flores unsuccessfully petitioned a judge to allow her to be released on bond while she awaited trial, arguing she had heart problems and other health issues while detained at the notorious Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.
弗洛雷斯曾向法官申请允许她在等待审判期间获得保释，但未获成功，理由是她在布鲁克林臭名昭著的大都会拘留中心被拘留期间有心脏问题和其他健康问题。
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