Nicolás Maduro, former president of Venezuela captured by the United States, published a message on his social networks this Saturday, the first since they were transferred to face a trial for drug trafficking.
Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores are in a maximum security prison in Brooklyn, USA. She was also detained in the same military raid in Caracas on January 3.
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“We are well, firm, serene and in constant prayer,” Maduro wrote on the eve of Holy Week, a date of great spiritual importance in his predominantly Catholic country.
And he added: “We have received your communications, your messages, your emails, your letters and your prayers.” “Every word of love, every gesture of affection, every expression of support fills our soul and strengthens us spiritually.”
It is known that Maduro is isolated in a cell without access to the internet or newspapers, he only has access to the prison yard for one hour a day; However, a person close to the former president told the AFP agency that they allow him to speak on the phone with his family and lawyers for a maximum of 15 minutes.
It is not yet clear whether Maduro dictated the message to his team or approved its content, but it ends with his and his wife’s signature.
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The message can be seen published on the social network
For his part, his son, Nicolás Maduro Guerra, known as “Nicolasito”, periodically reports at public events that his father is well, serene and even exercising in prison.
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