{"id":307005,"date":"2026-01-06T00:00:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T00:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/maduro-in-court-venezuelas-deposed-leader-tells-judge-i-am-a-prisoner-of-war-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T00:00:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T00:00:08","slug":"maduro-in-court-venezuelas-deposed-leader-tells-judge-i-am-a-prisoner-of-war-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/maduro-in-court-venezuelas-deposed-leader-tells-judge-i-am-a-prisoner-of-war-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Maduro in court &#8211; Venezuela&#8217;s deposed leader tells judge \u201cI am a prisoner of war\u201d | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/mt1VvgbQxsQ\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Maduro in court - Venezuela's deposed leader tells judge \u201cI am a prisoner of war\u201d | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mt1VvgbQxsQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Venezuela\u2019s Nicolas Maduro has told a court in New York that he is still the country\u2019s president and \u201da prisoner of war&quot;,  as he pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking charges.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores were abducted from Venezuela\u2019s capital Caracas on Saturday by US special forces during a military assault. <\/p>\n<p>In Venezuela, Delcy Rodriguez has been sworn in as interim President in the National Assembly.  She described Maduro and his wife as heroes and said she took the oath of office with pain because of the suffering caused by &quot;illegitimate military aggression\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The United Nations Security Council has been holding an emergency debate on the US operation. The UN Secretary General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres said he was &quot;deeply concerned that rules of international law have not been respected\u201d.   Iran and China both called for Maduro&#8217;s immediate release with China&#8217;s foreign ministry accusing the US of &quot;a clear violation of international law\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Shares in some US oil companies have risen sharply, after the Trump administration made clear that it plans to control Venezuela&#8217;s oil industry.<\/p>\n<p>Clive Myrie presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Sarah Smith, Orla Guerin, Simon Jack, Chris Mason and Jeremy Bowen.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Venezuela\u2019s Nicolas Maduro has told a court in New York that he is still the country\u2019s president and \u201da prisoner of war&quot;, as he pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking charges. Mr Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores were abducted from Venezuela\u2019s capital Caracas on Saturday by US special forces during a military assault. 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