Pedro Rojas, 33, a Venezuelan dissident, talks to reporters outside the Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse in New York following the arraignment of former Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro on Jan. 5, 2026. Arjun Singh/The Epoch Times
NEW YORK CITY—A Venezuelan dissident explained why he confronted his country’s former leader, Nicolás Maduro, inside a federal courtroom in Manhattan during the latter’s arraignment on Jan. 5.
At the end of the hearing during which Maduro and his wife pleaded not guilty to narco-terrorism charges, Pedro Rojas, 33, called Maduro an “illegitimate” leader.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.
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