Member dismisses Bishop Tapazo about an attack | People

The deputy and secretary for foreign affairs of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN), Jacinto Juárez Espinoza, dismissed on Thursday the statements of the auxiliary bishop of Managua, Bishop Silvio Báez, on the planning of an alleged attack. against him.

Baez recently said that the political department of the US Embbady had warned him a few months ago that he was preparing his murder, but without providing details on it.

"Look, the bishops have, by their position, the right to the protection of the police.In fact, some of them have police officers who protect them, like the cardinal (Leopoldo Brenes) Mgr Baez n 39 never used this resource … secondly, this resource exists a lot in politics, they threaten you, you say … I think this resource is not credible, they do not even give the slightest proof of the threat. " declared the Sandinista deputy.

Suarez ruled out the possibility of President Daniel Ortega's government conducting a thorough investigation, saying there was no evidence of what Báez had said.

"You do not have any elements, what are you going to investigate, now in the political world, if you get involved, you are subject to situations, you expose yourself to the threat, shout. It's not at all extraordinary that they are yelling at you: we will send it to you.Now, Báez does not say it's a phone call. that Mrs. (Laura) Dogu told her and where is she? It's very difficult, "said the parliamentarian.