Nicaragua urged ambassador to consult for Argentine government “interference”

Nicaragua He called this Monday, August 9 to consult his ambassador to Argentina for criticism by the national government of the arrests of opposition leaders by the administration of Daniel ortega. They rated these comments as “interventionists “and” interventionistsThey also called on their ambassadors to Mexico, Colombia and Costa Rica.

This was expressed by the Vice President of Nicaragua and First Lady, Rosario Murillo, who indicated that the administration of Daniel ortega “He called for consultations with the ambassadors in Argentina, Orlando gomez; Colombia, Yara Pérez; Mexico, Juan Carlos Gutiérrez; and Costa Rica’s Duilio Hernández, reciprocating similar appeals from the aforementioned governments, “according to the agency. AFP.

Murillo aimed at the “constant and undeserved, disrespectful, intrusive, intrusive and intrusive accusations in our internal affairs of the highest authorities of each of these countries. “

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In this sense, he thus expresses his “categorical” rejection of what he qualifies as “cartoon imitation“from whom” were assigned functions that no one has entrusted to them“.

At the end of June, the The Argentine government reiterated to the United Nations (UN) its “concern” by the “situation” of human rights in Nicaragua, in particular for “the arrests of political personalities of the opposition”, for which he had asked that this measure be “reconsidered by the Nicaraguan authorities”.

Argentina and Mexico have displayed a common position on the situation in Nicaragua and on June 15, they expressed their common “concern” about the events in that country and, in particular, about “the arrest of opposition politicians“, the revision of which would contribute to presidential elections next November receive “appropriate international recognition”.

Around this time, Argentina and Mexico withdrew their ambassadors from Managua, Costa Rica froze the appointment of their representative and Colombia did the same last month amid a wave of arrests of opponents to Ortega, including seven presidential candidates.

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According to the agency AFP, at least 31 opposition leaders were arrested since June, mainly for “betrayal “to the homeland, under laws approved by the ruling party-dominated Congress.

Ortega, a 75-year-old ex-guerrilla, has reigned since 2007 after two successive re-elections. For this, he had to change the laws that prevented him from continuing in the position.

At the head of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN), the president aspires to settle in power for another five years alongside Murillo, 70, who has been with him as vice-president since 2017.

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