Washington Relies on Rarely Used Torture Law in Amended Maduro Case

The United States has relied on a rarely used federal law that criminalizes torture committed outside its territory in an amended case against Nicolas Maduro. The case is significant because Maduro is among a very small number of individuals charged under this law.

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• Maduro is one of a very small number of people charged in the United States under a law that criminalizes torture committed outside the country.

  «Nicolas Maduro is one of just a handful of people to be charged in the US with violating a federal law criminalizing torture committed overseas»

  Reuters on MSN
• The amended case against Maduro relies on a rarely used federal law that punishes torture committed outside the United States.

  «US invokes rarely used torture law in revamped case against Maduro»

  Reuters

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