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Former Nicaraguan army chief Humberto Ortega affirmed Friday that his brother, President Daniel Ortega, "must end" paramilitary forces that provoked a wave of violence as part of anti-government demonstrations. -governmental that they left behind. 450 deaths since April, according to human rights organizations.
"If the government has a deep sense of responsibility, it must first put an end to the presence of these" illegal "armies as a military or police authority" Humberto Ortega said in a statement. interview on the program Con Camilo, of the American network CNN.
"People no longer want to see these para-police forces as an accompaniment of the police or alone (…) we can not accept that there are parapolitical or paramilitary forces", he says.
Mandatory brother or claimed that Irregular forces are responsible for many deaths and can not be "consolidated".
They "operate openly alongside the national police," he criticized. In addition, he criticized the government for the crisis in the country because of the "indiscriminate repression" against the demonstrations that erupted on April 18, but he avoided mentioning his brother's name as the culprit .
"For me, the main culprit of the situation we are living is the state of Nicaragua, which has a government that should have taken all measures to avoid these levels of bleeding," said the first. "We can not accept that there are three armed forces in Nicaragua: paramilitary or paramilitary, police and army, the government can not legitimize armed irregulars and the Nicaraguan army can not tolerate this situation," he said. insisted Humberto Ortega. For the former soldier, "the army must speak with Daniel Ortega" to control this irregular situation.
Humberto Ortega supported the resumption of a dialogue between the government and the opposition through the Catholic Church although the President accused the bishops and opponents of the "putschists" and "terrorists" of the week.
He also reiterated his approval of the bishops' proposal to advance the elections from 2021 to 2019 as a solution to the conflict. crisis, but rejected the interference of the United States and the international community in the conflict.
"The problem of Nicaraguans is solved The Nicaraguans and the president must reactivate the dialogue, it is the exit ", he said.
He said that the relationship with his brother "is very respectful and fraternal", but lately they have no common
New Demonstrations
Thousands of opponents have begun Saturday to concentrate in the south of the capital of Nicaragua, Managua, to march again against the government of Daniel Ortega and in support of the Catholic bishops who intervene in the National dialogue
Convoked by the movement "Cry for Nicaragua" and The opposition Civic Alliance, which brings together peasants, students, businessmen and civil society in the national dialogue, the protesters are ready to participate in the "Pilgrimage for our Bishops", advocates of the truth and justice. "
The demonstration, which also has the support of the university coordinator, who leads anti-government demonstrations, takes place days after a series of physical aggression against religious, attacks on temples by government shock groups and President Ortega disqualified bishops as mediators of Catholic priests played the role of mediators in the midst of violent police and paramilitary operations against civilian demonstrators in Masaya, Diriamba, Jinotepe (south ), Jinotega, Sebaco, Matagalpa (north), León (west), Managua and other cities, throughout the crisis that the country has been experiencing since mid-April
The Civic Alliance has stressed that the bishops "have been fundamental in the mediation and dialogue witnesses, so it is important" to continue to support them in this necessary role for justice and democracy in Nicaragua. "
Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes, the bishops Silvio Báez and Abelardo Mata, the apostolic nuncio Waldemar Sommertag, and various religious churches have been attacked in recent weeks by shock forces linked to the government.
The crisis in Nicaragua began with the rejection of a social security reform project aimed at reducing pensions and increasing workers' contributions.By the pressure of the marches, the government has left out the reform, but the protest has become a a major movement demanding the resignation of the government, to which large sectors of the population accuse authoritarianism and corruption.The repression and violent clashes in the demonstrations have already left at least 448 dead and more than 2,800 wounded, according to independent human rights bodies, government reports only 56 deaths
Source: agencies
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