Maduro's first words from prison:
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Maduro's first words from prison: We are calm

Venezuela's ousted President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, said they were doing well and were "calm" in their first post on X from their New York detention center.

“All the support fills our souls and strengthens us spiritually,” they said in a greeting to their supporters published on Maduro’s X account.

However, it is unclear who made the post on their behalf.

Maduro and Flores have been held in custody at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn for nearly three months. A source close to the Venezuelan regime told AFP that Maduro reads the Bible and is called “president” by some of his fellow prisoners.

He is only allowed to talk on the phone with his family and lawyers - and for a maximum of 15 minutes per call, according to the source.

The Maduro couple were captured at their home by US forces in a nighttime raid in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, in early January.

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