NEW YORK, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday pleaded not guilty to all U.S. charges during his first court appearance in New York.
"I am innocent, I am not guilty," Maduro told the court, adding that he was seized at his home in Caracas and that he remains the president of Venezuela, according to media inside the courtroom.
Maduro's wife, Cilia Flores, said at court that she is completely innocent of the charges brought against her by the United States, according to media reports.
The next hearing on the case against Maduro is scheduled for March 17.
In the early hours of Saturday, U.S. military forces carried out attacks and bombings in Caracas and other parts of Venezuela and took Maduro and his wife by force, before putting them in custody in New York. Enditem
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