Maduro’s legal team includes acclaimed lawyer who represented Julian Assange
by Adam Gabbatt in New York from on (#72M31)
Barry Pollack, a US trial lawyer, will take on the case as the captured Venezuelan president's private counsel
When Nicolas Maduro appeared in court in New York on Monday, his choice of lawyer quickly raised eyebrows.
The captured Venezuelan president was accompanied by Barry Pollack, a top-tier US trial lawyer who spent years representing Julian Assange, eventually securing the WikiLeaks founder's release from prison in the UK in 2024.
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