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The United States House of Representatives unanimously approved a resolution condemning the government of the President of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega, responsible for the serious crisis the country has been experiencing since April 18. The text of the lower house condemns the intimidation, violence, persecution and death on the part of the Ortega executive and expresses its support to members of Congress and to the Nicaraguan people facing the In addition, lawmakers urge the administration of US President Donald Trump to identify government officials in Nicaragua who could be subject to sanctions. under Magnitsky's Global Human Rights Act, as reported by the Efe News Agency.
Ed Royce, Chair of the Lower House External Relations Committee, supported the support of the House of Representatives for the resolution and invited the Senate to support it.
"The authoritarian president of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega-yes, who lost the presidency in 1990- He keeps power," warned Royce in a statement after the vote, adding that he "now has recourse to brutal force against the Nicaraguan people, which caused hundreds of deaths and thousands of wounded. "
The Republican congressman recalled that the US government had already imposed sanctions under the Magnitsky law to three Nicaraguan officials, but felt that "more can still be done."
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