She's lost 2 teeth and 25 pounds. Now Nicolás Maduro's wife says she should get out of jail for a heart procedure.
Source: Business Insider ·
Ousted Venezuelan first lady Cilia Flores wants to move from jail to house arrest for medical care. Prosecutors say she wants special treatment.
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Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, in Venezuela before their capture by the US military.Jesus Vargas/Getty ImagesNicolás Maduro's wife, Cilia Flores, is experiencing health issues while awaiting trial in jail.The doctors in her Brooklyn jail recommended a diagnostic procedure to address her heart condition.She asked a judge to let her out of jail and allow her to stay in a private home to recover.In a jail in Brooklyn, Cilia Flores — the ousted first lady of Venezuela — has not been feeling well.She has lost two teeth. Her weight has dropped by 25 pounds. Her heart condition has gotten worse, her lawyers say.Now, as she awaits trial on drug-trafficking charges alongside her husband, the toppled Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, attorneys for Flores have asked a federal judge to release her from jail. They want her placed under house arrest, where she can recover from a procedure recommended by the doctors in her Brooklyn jail. Prosecutors haven't disputed that Flores has…
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