Deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro is poised to appear in a New York courtroom Monday, facing U.S. drug trafficking charges in a legal proceeding that echoes the historic prosecution of Panama’s Manuel Noriega 36 years earlier. Maduro’s capture on Saturday—coinciding with the anniversary of Noriega’s removal by U.S. forces—sets the stage for a complex legal battle over sovereign immunity protections.
Maduro’s case will revive a legal debate over immunity for foreign leaders tested in Noriega trial
