Live updates: Ex-Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro faces New York court
Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cz67x4934vet
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“Judge appeared sympathetic to legal arguments that ex-Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cillia Flores should be allowed to use money from the Venezuelan government to fund their defence.”
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— No evidence in archive confirms or refutes the judge's alleged sympathy toward Maduro's funding request.
“Prosecutors argued Maduro 'plundered' Venezuela's wealth and should not be able to use that country's money for legal fees.”
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INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
— No evidence in archive supports or contradicts prosecutors' claims about Maduro's alleged plunder.
“Judge Alvin Hellerstein noted that 'the right to defence is paramount'.”
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INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
— No evidence in archive verifies or refutes the judge's alleged statement about the right to defense.