A woman left disfigured when Venezuelan military forces tossed boiling water on her at an anti-government protest in Caracas in 2021 begged a Manhattan federal judge  Monday to lock up dictator Nicolás Maduro for as long as possible.

The woman, who said she immigrated to the US from Caracas shortly after she was injured, was among scores of demonstrators who gathered outside court as Maduro pleaded not guilty to narco-terrorism charges inside, after his dramatic US capture over the weekend.

“I’m here today asking for his sentence to be as long as possible — the maximum,” said the woman, who now works at a community center in New Rochelle, told The Post.

The woman was left disfigured when Venezuelan military forces tossed boiling water on her at an anti-government protest in Caracas in 2021 Steven Vago / NYPost

She begged a Manhattan federal judge  Monday to lock up dictator Nicolás Maduro for as long as possible. AFP via Getty Images

She only identified herself as Carmen because she said she still has family back in Venezuela and fears for their safety since she’s speaking out.

Clutching a photo of herself on her phone showing her badly burned after her 2021 attack, Carmen said she was “tortured” by Maduro’s regime simply for exercising free speech.

“I was tortured for expressing myself and having my opinion,” she said.

“They threw boiling water on me.

Maduro is escorted Monday for an initial appearance to face federal charges, including narco-terrorism, conspiracy, drug trafficking, money laundering and others. REUTERS

“It’s because of protests. I was not allowed freedom of speech,” she added.

Carmen stood in opposition to the handful of lefty counter-demonstrators who rallied outside the court to denounce Maduro’s arrest.

“Whatever they think is completely opposite of what Maduro is,” she said.

“He’s a murderer, a criminal. They wouldn’t understand. They’ll never understand what it’s like to be hungry or go to a hospital and not receive help.”

She added, “They can be protesting here and nothing will happen to them. In Venezuela they would be oppressed, shot at.”