Nicaragua: United States reiterated demand for Daniel Ortega regime to release political prisoners

The Secretary of State of the United States, Antoine Blink, reiterated the demand of the North American power so that the regime of Daniel ortega release it political prisoners imprisoned in recent weeks as part of an initiative by the Sandinista government to prevent fair competition in the presidential elections next November.

On his Twitter account, Blinken explained that “Today I spoke with former President Jimmy Carter about the situation in Nicaragua. We urge the Nicaraguan government to immediately release all political prisoners and hold free and fair elections so that Nicaraguans can democratically elect their leaders.”.

This week, Two prominent US Senate figures on Monday urged President Joe Biden to step up the pressure on the government of Daniel ortega in Nicaragua, where they denounced a Growing authoritarianism that threatens regional stability.

The democrat Bob menendez, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Republican Marco rubio, the highest-ranking member of the Western Hemisphere subcommittee of the upper house, called on the Biden administration to use “All the diplomatic tools available to confront the Ortega regime.”

In a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Menéndez and Rubio called for increased economic sanctions against Nicaraguan officials and redouble joint efforts with the Organization of American States (OAS) to coordinate a multilateral rejection of the Nicaraguan government’s “undemocratic attack”.

“The Ortega regime is waging an unrestricted campaign of repression with the aim of destroying hopes of holding free and fair elections. in November and thus consolidate the third dictatorship of the Americas, ”wrote the senators.

Development

Read on: