Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's lawyers have submitted a new request to Analisa Torres, the new judge in the case against the leader of the Bolivarian Republic for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, demanding to drop all charges that raise the idea of sovereign immunity, according to the request seen by TASS.
"Mr. Maduro is entitled to sovereign immunity. The alleged conduct on which the charges are based consists of actions that can be attributed to Mr. Maduro official positions and state powers, including diplomatic positions, military and law enforcement powers, control of the judicial system, use of state facilities and public statements regarding national policy," the document reads. "Sovereign immunity at common law deprives the court of jurisdiction to hear charges against Mr. Maduro both as a sovereign head of state and as a foreign official charged with acts attributable to sovereignty. ".