The Nicaraguan journalist Danilo Aguirre Sequeira, who appears in a video released by the Judicial Investigation Organization (OIJ) of Costa Rica, as one of the six suspects of having tried to shoot the opponent Joao Maldonado and his partner, reacted this Friday by calling It is “madness” of the OIJ that his image appears among the hitmen and for its part the Blue and White National Unit reacted by distancing itself from the suspect.
The OIJ released, on the night of Thursday, September 26, several videos in which six people appear whom it names as the “suspects” of having carried out the shooting attack against the Nicaraguan opposition activist Joao Maldonado, in Montes de Oca, in the Costa Rican capital, on January 10.
Among the men who appear in the material released by the OIJ, opposition groups in exile immediately identified Danilo Aguirre Sequeira, a well-known journalist in Nicaragua, approximately 42 years old, who worked for several media outlets and is the son of the journalist and writer Erick Aguirre, and grandson of the now deceased founding journalist and deputy director of El Nuevo Diario, Danilo Aguirre Solís.
The naming of the communicator as one of the suspects of being the material author of the attack that left Maldonado and his romantic partner who was accompanying him in the vehicle on the day of the events wounded by bullets and in serious condition, has caused great concern among public opinion. and in the journalists’ union.
For the first publication of the news, Article 66 I contacted Aguirre Sequeira at his phone number to find out his reaction to such a serious accusation, but he did not respond to the messages.
However, the media outlet 100% Noticias did manage to contact him and, according to the note published on that platform, Aguirre Sequeira claimed to be looking for a safe place for himself and denied the accusation of his participation in the attack.
«I find myself looking for a safe place for myself. It’s crazy what’s happening, I’ll call you as soon as I feel safe. I ask you to be patient, and not take these words as answers. Just give me time and let’s talk,” he told 100% Noticias, through a WhatsApp message that he immediately deleted.
According to that media outlet, the journalist suspected of being one of the gunmen who tried to assassinate the opponent Maldonado, was working “on an interim basis” for television channel 10, and had recently done journalistic work on the murder of the Catarina child. .
That is to say, he continues to reside in Nicaragua and it has never been known that he is a journalist exposed to siege or that he is persecuted by the dictatorship. The images released by the OIJ, apparently, were captured on the day of the attack, in Costa Rica. It is unknown what Aguirre Sequeira was doing in the Costa Rican capital in those days.
While speaking to the independent media Nicaragua Investiga, the suspect said that he is “surprised” and assured that there is “enormous confusion” regarding him, in the case of the attack against Maldonado, but he has not said more.
He was a member of the UNAB but the organization distances itself from him
The communicator was a member of the Blue and White National Unit (UNAB), according to a biography published on social networks in which Aguirre details his participation in that organization in which he aspired to a leadership position in the Political Council.
He defines himself as a “small businessman and social communication professional” owner of the company Miro Films, with experience in journalism, parliamentary and political issues since 1999.
He states that since 2016 he has been active in the group of Young People with Country Ideas and that in 2018 he was part of the “tripartite team made up of representatives of the Civic Alliance for Justice and Democracy (ACJD), the UNAB and a group of experts who wrote a “proposal for electoral reform.”
Likewise, Aguirre assures that he accepted a nomination to be part of the UNAB Political Council, although he does not specify who proposed it.
For its part, the UNAB reacted immediately this Friday, through a “clarifying note” distancing itself from the journalist accused of attacking an opposition leader.
“The National Unity reports that Mr. Danilo Aguirre Sequeira has no connection with this organization since 2020,” says the statement from the opposition political organization.
And he adds that “Aguirre was a candidate for the Political Council in 2019, obtaining a minimum amount of support, as a result of which he completely withdrew from our activities, later appearing in other organizations.”
