Relatives of the Nicaraguan sociologist and writer Óscar René Vargas, denounced this Tuesday his arrest in Managua, without the causes being known so far.
Vargas, a critic of President Daniel Ortega who has been in exile in Costa Rica since 2018, commented on the political landscape in Nicaragua through various opinion articles and interviews.
His return to the country took place under secrecy and he was arrested while visiting his sister, whose health condition is delicate. reported the digital medium Confidential.
“The Ortega-Murillo regime has captured my father, Oscar Vargas,” denounced his son René Vargas. “My father is an elderly person, in delicate health. I hold the regime responsible for any unrest that happens to it.”
The Nicaraguan judiciary has not reported the causes of Vargas’ arrest, however it follows the pattern of the more than 200 politicians currently arrested in the country, whose judicial cases are made public weeks later.
Vargas was an adviser to the Sandinista Front during the 1979 revolution and after Ortega’s return to power, in 2007, he had been appointed as Nicaragua’s ambassador to France, however he was dismissed due to statements made to the local media The Press.
“I am not going to stop thinking or giving my opinion. I said in my interview that thinking brings a lot of adversity, ”she said at the time.
delicate condition
The health condition of the Nicaraguan sociologist, today a critic of Ortega, is delicate. Vargas is 76 years old and has a pacemaker, as well as being hypertensive, according to local media.
The Nicaraguan Center for Human Rights (Cenidh) blamed “the Ortega regime” for the security and life of the opponent, while demanding his “immediate” release.
Nicaragua has been experiencing a political crisis since April 2018, when protests broke out against President Daniel Ortega. To date, more than 200 politicians remain in prison, including businessmen, peasants, student leaders, as well as presidential hopefuls.
Ortega has branded these opponents “sons of bitches” and “coup plotters” who, according to him, tried to destabilize his government.
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