Daniel Ortega’s regime raided the home of journalist Carlos Fernando Chamorro

Daniel Ortega’s regime raided the home of journalist Carlos Fernando Chamorro, director of the newspaper, on Monday Confidential. The communicator, who was not at home when the Central American dictatorship forces carried out the operation, reported the incident on his Twitter account.

“The police are carrying out an illegal raid on my house in Intermezzo del Bosque at 8:30 pm. We demand respect for the physical integrity of my sister-in-law Amelia Elizondo, Amparo and Alvaro, the security guard, “he wrote on the social network.

Chamorro recalled that Ortega has twice ordered the editorial staff to shut down Confidential and reiterated that “they would not silence journalism”.

“Daniel Ortega ordered the police assault on the Confidential in december 2018. All equipment was stolen and offices confiscated. A month ago, on May 20, the police raided the offices of Confidencial and Esta Semana for the second time, ”Chamorro wrote on his Twitter account.

The journalist is the son of former president Violeta Barrios de Chamorro and brother of Cristiana Chamorro, 67, arrested by the regime on June 2. Politics was the favorite to face Ortega in the November 7 election.

Chamorro’s imprisonment sparked persecution against anyone who challenges Ortega. On Sunday, the regime arrested Nicaragua’s fifth presidential candidate. Journalist Miguel Mora is under investigation for crimes against sovereignty.

Former diplomat Arturo Cruz, political scientist Félix Maradiaga, and economist Juan Sebastián Chamorro, cousin of Cristiana, were also arrested.

“Ortega shows that he is not ready to risk power. He is here to stay and will pay any price to perpetuate himself “said to AFP Nicaraguan writer Gioconda Belli, via WhatsApp from the United States.

For her, the elections “will be a theater”. With the arrest of several candidates, he believes that “the opposition should not participate”.

The actions of the Ortega regime, leader of the left-wing former guerrilla Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN), motivated sanctions by the international community for undermining democracy and violating human rights.

In a document released to the press, the regime assured that the imprisoned presidential candidates are “usurpers” financed by the United States to overthrow Ortega.

On the other hand, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights for Central America and the Dominican Republic (OACNUDH) urged the Ortega regime to “Free all those arbitrarily detained” in the country, after the arrest of the fifth opposition candidate for the presidency.

“A 90-day imprisonment, without effective judicial review and without being able to count on trusted lawyers during the hearing violates“Human rights”, indicated the specialized agency of the United Nations system based in Panama City.

OHCHR made this statement “before the arrest of the 5th presidential candidate“In Nicaragua, in reference to the journalist and Nicaraguan opponent Miguel Mora.

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