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Managua, Nicaragua AFP
Relatives of people detained in the "El Chipote" prison in the Nicaraguan capital, evacuated Saturday the entrance to the prison after being threatened by police and police armed men before an official march that was heading for the place, according to human rights organizations.
"We left quickly because the place was encircled by the police," said Salvadora Pérez, 30. July 15 in Managua
Pérez is one of 50 women with parents who were illegally detained as part of anti-government protests who were waiting for news of their loved ones outside of The prison of El Chipote, maximum security police .
Women take refuge in the cathedral of Managua with the support of human rights organizations for fear of being attacked Masked men came with rifles to tell us that if we do not leave they would kill us that's why we came here "to the cathedral, said a woman to AFP He wanted to reveal his name. [19659004"Theystartedsayingthatwehadtoexpelbecausewewerethreatenedbythegovernment"saysanotherwomanwhohasabrotherinprison
"They said they were going out with a gun. "In turn, the wife of a soldier detained for refusing to be part of paramilitary groups
Many of these women slept in a tent in front of El Chipote for days while waiting for the police to inform them of the situation of their detained relatives, who according to the law could have been detained for more than 48 hours without charge
"Last night we could not sleep because gunshots and complaints were heard" from inside the prison ", was the voice of a man who said: no, please, "said one of the mothers in tears.
"When will this nightmare come to an end? Carmen Velázquez, the wife of a detainee, demanded without crying.
"It is not enough for them to repress their children who are illegally detained, but now they are against mothers who are waiting for information about them," the director of the Nicaraguan Rights Center told AFP. Human (Cenidh) Marlin Sierra.
Located on a hill in the center of Managua, El Chipote was designated as a torture center by human rights organizations that called for its closure
Hundreds of Nicaraguans were arrested in protests that began on April 18 against President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo.
The demonstrations left 280 dead and some 2,000 wounded according to human rights organizations.
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