The Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) condemned the recent display of 27 political prisoners held in the Judicial Assistance Directorate (DAJ), who were taken to the Managua courts for an “informative hearing” between 30 and 31 August and the first of September.
“The regime exhibited several political prisoners this week, many of them with a frank deterioration in health and considerable weight loss, as a result of food restrictions in prison,” said the IAPA in its press release published this Friday.
He also described as “dehumanizing” the action of the Daniel Ortega regime with the hostages of conscience, and recalled that among the political hostages are the journalists Miguel Mendoza and Miguel Mora, as well as the manager of La Prensa, Juan Lorenzo Holmann.
Given the captivity suffered by the political prisoners locked up in “El Nuevo Chipote”, the organization demanded that the Nicaraguan regime release the political prisoners “at least, that for reasons of humanity it allows them to continue their trials and sentences under house arrest.”
For its part, Jorge Canahuati, president of the Inter-American Press Association, and the president of the IAPA Committee on Freedom of the Press and Information, Charles Jornet, They condemned “the humiliating exhibition of the prisoners, with the intention of denigrating the imprisoned, intimidating their relatives and opponents and critics of the regime.”
Concern over images of Juan Lorenzo Holmann
Regarding the condition of the political prisoners, the IAPA emphasized and indicated “its concern” over the images of Juan Lorenzo Holmann, general manager of the newspaper La Prensa and regional vice president of the IAPA’s Commission on Freedom of the Press and Information. .
“Holmann is sentenced to nine years in prison. He suffers from hypertension, has vision problems and underwent heart surgery,” the organization said.
He remarked that journalists were also exhibited as a “hunting trophy” Michael Mora, founder and director of the channel 100% Noticias, sentenced to 13 years, and Michael Mendoza, sportswriter, imprisoned for nine years.
In three days, the regime exhibited political prisoners in “El Chipote” through its official media, after more than a year of confinement. All showed the ravages that their captivity has left.
