Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores have asked a US judge to dismiss their drug trafficking indictment on sovereign immunity grounds. The challenge could test how American courts handle criminal charges against a sitting foreign leader.

Nicolás Maduro and his wife claim immunity to dismiss drug charges in U.S. court, scheduled for trial next June.

Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife have asked a judge to dismiss the drug trafficking indictment against them on the grounds that they have immunity as the leader and first lady of a foreign country.