美国检方指出，尼古拉斯·马杜罗无权享有刑事起诉豁免权，这一表态直接反驳了这位委内瑞拉前总统试图撤销美国对其提起的贩毒与恐怖主义相关指控的诉求。
Nicolás Maduro is not entitled to immunity from criminal charges, US prosecutors said, countering the former Venezuelan president’s bid to toss the US’s narco-terrorism case against him.
据鲍勃·范沃里斯报道，美国方面在周五晚间向曼哈顿联邦法院提交的文件中称，马杜罗及其妻子西莉亚·弗洛雷斯均属于“某个曾为‘流氓国家’的前流氓官员，根本不具备享有豁免权的资格”。弗洛雷斯同样面临相关指控。
By Bob Van Voris Maduro and Cilia Flores — Maduro’s wife who also faces charges — are “former rogue officials of a formerly rogue state with no entitlement to immunity,” the US argued in a filing in Manhattan federal court late Friday.
此前上个月，马杜罗的辩护团队曾主张，作为主权国家的领导人，他在美国境内理应享有起诉豁免权。
His defense team argued last month that he is immune to prosecution in the US as the head of a sovereign country.
美国政府还指出，2019年时任美国总统唐纳德·特朗普决定不再承认马杜罗为委内瑞拉的国家元首，根据美国法律，法院的裁决必须绝对遵从这一决定。目前美国官方仅承认临时总统德尔西·罗德里格斯为委内瑞拉的国家元首，而罗德里格斯领导的政府也从未为马杜罗申请过任何豁免权。
Maduro Asks US Court to Dismiss Drug-Trafficking Prosecution (1) President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw official recognition of Maduro as Venezuela’s head of state in 2019 is entitled to “absolute deference” by the courts under US law, the government argued. The US recognizes interim President Delcy Rodriguez as Venezuela’s head of state and her government has not sought immunity for Maduro, prosecutors said.
现年63岁的马杜罗与69岁的弗洛雷斯于1月3日在美国军方的突袭行动中被捕，随后被指控涉嫌共谋走私可卡因、共谋实施贩毒恐怖主义活动，以及持有机枪与破坏性装置。
Maduro, 63, and Flores, 69, were captured by the US military in a Jan. 3 raid and were subsequently charged with cocaine importation conspiracy, narco-terrorism conspiracy, and possession of machine guns and destructive devices.
联邦检方指控称，马杜罗与多个被美国列为外国恐怖组织的团体存在勾结，在担任委内瑞拉政府要职的25年多时间里，他试图借此谋取个人私利。
Federal prosecutors alleged that Maduro and others partnered with groups designated by the US as foreign terrorist organizations and that he sought to enrich himself while holding positions in Venezuela’s government for more than a quarter of a century.
一旦罪名成立，马杜罗夫妇可能终身面临监禁。目前两人均坚称自己无罪，上个月还共同请求法官撤销本案。
If convicted, he and his wife could spend the rest of their lives in prison. Both have pleaded not guilty and last month they asked the judge to dismiss the case.
目前马杜罗与弗洛雷斯被关押在纽约布鲁克林的联邦拘留所，等待庭审。曼哈顿的一名法官将于周四审理弗洛雷斯提出的保释申请。
Maduro and Flores are being held in a federal lockup in Brooklyn, New York, while awaiting trial. A judge in Manhattan will hear Flores’ request to be released on bond on Thursday.
本案案号为：美国诉马杜罗案，案号11-cr-00205，由美国纽约南区联邦地区法院（曼哈顿）负责审理。
The case is US v. Maduro, 11-cr-00205 US District Court, Southern District of New York (Manhattan).