Nicaraguan regime ordered the arrest of Cristiana Chamorro, main opponent of Daniel Ortega

Police officers from Nicaragua They entered the presidential candidate’s house on Wednesday Christian Chamorro with a “search and arrest” warrant issued by a local judge, this was officially reported. The order was made by the judge Karen Chavarria Morales of the ninth criminal hearing district, according to a statement released by this judicial unit.

The president of the non-governmental organization Nicaraguan Center for Human Rights (Cenidh), Vilma nunez, told reporters that the police broke into “violently»At the Chamorro residence, located approximately 11 kilometers south of the capital.

Christian Chamorro He had called a press conference at 12:00 p.m. (6:00 p.m. GMT) and the police entered about 15 minutes before that time. Chamorro, 67, is under investigation for alleged money laundering by the The prosecutor’s office that Tuesday evening, he declared her indicted and asked the competent authorities to prevent her from running for public office.

According to a statement from the Press and Public Relations Office of the Central Judicial Complex in Managua, Chamorro is accused of “”abusive management, ideological lie in real competition with the crime of laundering money, property and assets, to the detriment of the State of Nicaragua and Nicaraguan society”. “Dr Chavarría also ordered that the prosecution be brought and that the judicial process be dealt with by law. Once apprehended and placed by order of the judicial authority, the accused will be heard», Said the press party of the regime.

The executive director of Human Rights Watch, José Miguel Vivanco, underlined the seriousness of the case and indicated that it demanded respect for the human rights of the candidate and the main point of reference of the Nicaraguan opposition. “We demand that your human rights be respected. The international community must be vigilant in the face of this campaign of abuse which seeks to prevent any possibility of fair elections in the country.“, He said Vivanco.

“The Biden administration and the European Union must jointly condemn this plan to prevent free elections. Multilateral strategy urgently needed to stop Ortega“He added.

political persecution

Yesterday, Tuesday, the Nicaraguan Public Prosecutor’s Office accused Chamorro – daughter of former President Violeta Barrios de Chamorro (1990-1997) – for the offenses of mistreatment, ideological lying, both in real competition with money laundering , property and assets. Ortega justice executed the order today.

The prosecution of the Sandinista regime also demanded the dismissal of Chamorro Barrios from the civil service, the opposition figure most likely to win the November election, in which dictator Daniel Ortega is seeking a new re-election, according to a poll by CID Gallup, “Not to be in full enjoyment of their civil and political rights because they are in criminal proceedings.”

In addition, the public prosecutor proceeded with the request for provisional immigration detention measures in order, as indicated, to prevent him from evading the process of investigation carried out against him. More, He called for Chamorro Barrios to be banned from attending certain meetings and venues, and from communicating with people related to the events under investigation.

These same protective measures, with the exception of the forfeiture of public office, were requested against the correspondent of the Hispanic network Univision in Nicaragua, María Lilly Delgado Talavera, and journalists María Lourdes Arróliga Vanegas and Guillermo José Medrano, former employees of the NGO Fundación Violeta Barrios de Chamorro.

The prosecutor’s office said “that the process continues for the crime of laundering money, property, assets and others” for which the Violeta Barrios de Chamorro Foundation is under investigation, which took end last February.

“The prosecution will continue to conduct all investigative procedures necessary to clarify the facts. We have called and will continue to call all these people who appear as beneficiaries “ through this NGO, he moved forward.

According to the regime’s Interior Ministry, this NGO, dedicated to the protection and promotion of the freedom of the press and of expression, “has seriously failed in its obligations before the Regulatory Body, and according to the analysis of the financial statements, period 2015-2019, obtained clear indications of money laundering ”, for this reason“ the public prosecutor was informed (to open) the corresponding investigation ”.

What does Chamorro think of it?

In January of this year, Chamorro left some concepts behind in an in-depth interview with Infobae. He noted among other things: “We have a lifelong commitment to democracy, freedom, development, and in the circumstances where we are right now, where this dictatorship has taken us, I think there is an urgent need to give Nicaraguans their country”.

“Nicaragua is interesting. Ortega fought to overthrow Somoza and later Ortega became a Somoza. Then my mom came over, confronted Ortega and beat him… it could be. We must not anticipate the times, but I do not see any surprise because this girl, as you say, or this citizen, has been since those times in the life of Nicaragua and like other women like me, we believe that Nicaragua needs this change, and if you have to, you do. I am here“, Then declared the candidate persecuted by her rival.

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