Venezuela’s deposed chief Nicolas Maduro stated on social media Sunday that he was “standing agency,” whereas posting pictures from the New York jail the place he has been held since his seize by US forces.
Maduro and his spouse, Cilia Flores, have been seized in Caracas throughout a US navy operation in January. They’re being detained in a Brooklyn, New York jail on drug trafficking and firearms possession costs, which they deny.
“I’m sending these photographs as a small reward to all my grandchildren, to the girls and boys, and to all the nice individuals who love us,” he wrote on the Telegram messaging service.
“I need you to know that we’re standing agency, with our hearts stuffed with your love,” he added.
Quiero que sepan que estamos firmes, con el corazón lleno del amor de ustedes, ese amor que nos llega convertido en oración, en acción permanente, en solidaridad y en apoyo verdadero. Gracias infinitas por cada palabra, por cada gesto, por cada bendición. pic.twitter.com/8YstzkBakf
— Nicolás Maduro (@NicolasMaduro) August 30, 2026
Within the two pictures, Maduro is carrying a grey tracksuit and making peace indicators together with his palms. He seems to have misplaced appreciable weight since his seize.
Though the images emerged Sunday, digicam information signifies they have been taken on June 25, a day after twin lethal earthquakes killed greater than 6,500 folks and brought about widespread destruction in northern Venezuela.
“We are going to stay robust, calm and assured: God is with us. God will present. Venezuela will rise once more,” he concluded.
The message was posted two days after his successor, interim President Delcy Rodriguez, introduced a “historic” oil settlement permitting the US to function oil fields in Venezuela.
Rodriguez is governing underneath intense stress from Washington and says she has “chosen the trail of diplomacy” with the US as a result of she needs Venezuela to develop into an “power powerhouse.”
Maduro doesn’t have entry to newspapers or the web in jail, however he’s allowed to talk by phone together with his household and legal professionals for about 300 minutes a month, with a most of quarter-hour per name, in keeping with a supply near the previous chief.
His son, Nicolas Maduro Guerra, says he’s in fine condition and spends his time finding out the Bible.
Maduro and his spouse’s trial in the US will start on June 1, 2027, a federal courtroom in New York introduced in late July.
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