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The Combined Forces of the Government of President Daniel Ortega Launch an Attack on the Rebel Town of Masaya in a New Attempt to Dismantle the Resistance in the District of Monimbó symbol of the protests left by some 280 dead in three months, reports the Catholic Church
"They attack Monimbó! The bullets reach the parish of Mary Magdalene where the priest "of this temple is housed, wrote on Twitter the Auxiliary Archbishop of Managua, Silvio Báez.
The action Government forces, which the opposition calls "clean-up operation", focuses on the indigenous neighborhood of Monimbó, where the population has erected paved barricades of up to two meters.
" ] Daniel Ortega stop the massacre ! To the inhabitants of Monimbó I beg you, save your lives! ", Added Báez
The church bells sounded like bursts of weapons of all caliber were heard from all sides of Masaya, the witnesses said that they called the stations in Managua.
About 3 7 trucks full of riot police and parapolices Armed entered early morning by the four sides of Masaya, at 30 kilometers south of Managua, according to images uploaded to social networks by the inhabitants of the city
"They attack us from several points here in Monimbó" an audio sent by WhatsApp the leader of the student movement on April 19, Cristian Fajardo
The city of Masaya declared in absentia since they began in April the anti-government demonstrations that require the removal of power from Ortega and his wife and vice president, Rosario Murillo
Last Sunday, a major operation in Masaya and nearby towns left at least 10 dead and many injured, according to the organ. human rights systems. The police confirmed only two deadly victims, including one of their agents.
For its part, the United Nations and the United States accused the Government of Nicaragua of gross violations of human rights and to undertake "the personnel of the High Commissioner in the field reports that committed a wide range of human rights violations including extrajudicial executions, torture and arbitrary arrests "A spokesman for the United Nations High Commissioner United Nations human rights, Rupert Colville, in Geneva, told the media:
He also said that the UN denounces the new anti-terrorist law passed Monday by the Nicaraguan Parliament. very imprecise wording ", which considers a terrorist as" someone who causes death or injury or destroys public or private infrastructure in an attempt to intimidate the population and disrupt the constitutional order, " can "thus consider a person who only exercises his right to protest. "
While the Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Francisco Palmieri he asked to stop the attacks.
" We urge President Ortega not to attack Masaya. The ongoing violence and bloodshed promoted by the government in Nicaragua must stop immediately. The world is watching, "he said.
We urge President Ortega not to attack Masaya The violence continues and bloodshed promoted by the government #Nicaragua must cease immediately The world is watching.
– Francisco Palmieri (@WHAAsstSecty) July 17, 2018
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