the political commentator Jaime Arellano and the presidential candidate Noel Vidaurre They serve 450 days of house arrest. On July 24, 2021, they were arrested by the Police at the service of the Daniel Ortega regime.
The Thirteenth Criminal District Judge of Managua, Ulisa Yahoska Tapia Silva, found them guilty and sentenced them to 13 and nine years, respectively, for the alleged crime of conspiracy to undermine national integrity.
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Noel Vidaurre’s physical condition is unknown, however, in the Jaime Arellano case, sources have reported that his health has worsened due to lack of adequate medical care.
Currently. Arellano —according to Judicial Assistance sources— is in bed, with neurological problems. Despite his critical condition, the dictatorship has prohibited him from being visited by a private specialist.
The Police have rejected the request that a doctor arrive to evaluate the political prisoner. “Jaime -Arellano- cannot walk, he is in bed, if he gets up he falls”, they revealed to Article 66.
After more than a year of arbitrary confinement, the opponent has lost more than 100 pounds. People close to the family fear that if Arellano’s health continues to deteriorate, he could die at any time.
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Zero visits from their relatives
Since his arrest, Jaime Arellano has no contact with his family, much less visits from friends. A source noted that he cannot leave his room or make calls.
Other Judicial Assistance sources have indicated that the only person who can attend to Arellano is his wife, under strict security measures. «He —Jaime Arellano— does not have a visitor, he does not go out to the room. He hasn’t seen the sun in 450 days.”
A month ago, the prisoner of conscience presented severe pain in the head. “His eye filled with blood and since then he has not regained his balance,” so it is believed that he may have had “some kind” of stroke, they described.
Despite the situation that Arellano is experiencing, two officers remain inside the living room of his house and another four in the patio. To date, the Ortega dictatorship has jailed more than 200 political prisoners, accused of treason or alleged common crimes.
