Cilia Flores is 69 years old. She is the wife of Nicolás Maduro. He was the president of Venezuela. Both are in prison in the USA since January. US soldiers arrested them in Venezuela. The USA accuses them of drug trade.
Cilia Flores now says: I have severe heart problems. She does not get good help in the prison in New York. Her lawyer has filed a request with the court. She wants to move into an apartment. People call this house arrest.
She promises: I wear an electronic shackle on my foot. Guards shall watch her all day. Doctors say: She perhaps already had a small heart attack. She soon needs an operation on the heart. She cannot get well in prison.
Her husband Nicolás Maduro is also in custody. He sent photos from the prison. He looks thinner than before. He says: He is fine. The trial against the married couple shall begin in June 2027. Both say: We are innocent.
