López Obrador raises his voice and condemns the repression and imprisonment of the Daniel Ortega regime in Nicaragua

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador distanced himself from the position he had taken jointly with Argentina and spoke out on Friday against the repression and imprisonment of the Daniel Ortega regime in Nicaragua and also included Colombia in his reviews. In addition, he said that the people should have the freedom to decide in the elections.

After Argentina and Mexico refrained from repudiating Nicaraguan human rights violations at the OAS, now López Obrador has spoken for the first time on the situation facing the Central American country , saying that on the defense of human rights “we can give our opinion in a very respectful way.”

Asked during his morning conference on the detention in Nicaragua of 19 opponents, including presidential candidates, businessmen, bankers and journalists, the Mexican president said that “Freedoms must be guaranteed and there must be no repression anywhere.”

“Neither in Nicaragua, nor in Colombia, nor in any country in the world should opt for force. Nothing by force, everything for reason and right, and not imprisonment, let the people freely decide on the elections, ”said AMLO.

López Obrador argued that if measures are taken to guarantee full freedom, “those who are used to intervening in the affairs of other countries who have a pretext or excuses to interfere are prevented”.

Now we have to wait for the reaction of Argentina, which acted in conjunction with the decisions taken by Mexico, with regard to the situation in Venezuela, first, and then with Nicaragua.

The president added that he hopes that in Nicaragua, Colombia and Peru “everything will be resolved peacefully and that democratic and free governments will be formed, with sufficient legality and legitimacy, whatever the tendency”.

The president’s statement also comes days after Mexico and Argentina failed to sign a document, backed by 59 countries, condemning the violation of human rights in Nicaragua and calling for free elections and ” immediate release “of detained opponents who appeared at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.

Mexico’s decision not to support condemnation of the actions of the government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega drew criticism from some local opponents such as Senator Lilly Téllez, who noted that Mexico “is a global disgrace”.

Earlier this week, Mexico and Argentina called their ambassadors in Managua for consultations, considering that the Sandinista government’s recent measures “worried about politico-legal actions”.

The two countries offered themselves as facilitators of a possible dialogue with President Ortega and refrained from signing a resolution of condemnation at the OAS last week. A few days ago, meanwhile, after the controversy generated by the diplomatic attitude, the two countries urgently summoned their ambassadors to receive explanations. In the case of Argentina, Foreign Minister Felipe Solá summoned Daniel Capitanich, brother of Jorge “Coqui”, Capitanich, governor of Chaco.

Mexico had also remained silent on the crisis unleashed in Colombia following the violent street protests which lasted more than a month and which left dozens of dead and the tensions which emerged in Peru earlier this month after the second round of contested presidential elections.