50 political prisoners leave home in Nicaragua

NICARAGUA, Managua.- The government of Daniel Ortega ordered the release of these 50 political prisoners, a few hours after the extraordinary meeting of the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS), which took place this year. Friday in Washington, where the special envoy Luis ngel Rosadilla, of this body, presents a report on the evolution of the negotiations of the national dialogue.

According to the Interior Ministry of Nicaragua, the detainees "for committing crimes against the common security and public tranquility" they benefited from family coexistence and other precautionary measures. The information was leaked by a press release.

"Through the Directorate General of the National Penitentiary System, on Friday, he complied with 50 orders in favor of people detained for committing crimes against the common security and public tranquility."

Jos Pallais, a member of the Civic Alliance, said in a radio interview that the publication was part of the government's requirements for successful negotiations on the national dialogue.

The Civic Alliance estimates at 800 the number of imprisoned protesters. It is the first group of political prisoners released, after the commitment of the government of Daniel Ortega to release all the protesters. The release will be part of the agreement reached jointly with the opposition reunited within the Civic Alliance, which aims to fluidify the national dialogue in the search for a solution to the crisis.

A month and a half ago, the Nicaraguan government, in order to show its intention to dialogue with the opposition, provisionally released 100 political prisoners, nearly a year after his arrest after protests against Daniel Ortega.