The dictatorship of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo presented Monsignor Rolando Álvarez before the Courts of Managua this Tuesday, December 13, and accused him of the alleged crimes of undermining national integrity and spreading false news through information technology. information and communication to the detriment of the Nicaraguan State and society.
Through its propaganda media, the Ortega regime announced —through a statement from the Managua Central Judicial Complex— that the religious leader will be under house arrest and scheduled the initial hearing for January 10, 2023.
Monsignor Álvarez was kidnapped on August 19 while he was in the episcopal curia of Matagalpa. At that time, he was taken to Managua where he allegedly remains held at the home of a relative.
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They are looking for Father Uriel Vallejos
The statement also reported that Father Uriel Vallejos is accused of the same cause as Monsignor Álvarez, and that “the judicial authority” sent an official letter to INTERPOL for his capture.
Father Vallejos, parish priest of the Divina Misericordia church in Sébaco, is in exile after suffering siege, harassment and persecution, and learning that the order of the Ortega-Murillo dictatorship was to arrest him.
