In the last audio that Humberto Ortega Saavedra (HOS) managed to send, on June 9, to the media outlet Confidencial, from his house-prison, he declared himself a political prisoner of the regime of his brother and sister-in-law, although he does not mention them. He warned that, if he continued to be deprived of his freedom, his life was in serious danger, to the point of potentially ending in a “fatal outcome,” but the tyrants decided to ignore him.
In a show of total contempt for the life of the retired general, the dictators Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo closed their ears to the clamor of HOS to allow him to receive medical assistance in a timely manner and that contempt ended the life of the Sandinista commander. , who finally died in a room of the Military Hospital, isolated, incommunicado and without his family being able to assist him in his last moments.
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That audio message was sent from a hidden phone that he had managed to camouflage in the residence where the repressive forces of the dictatorship were keeping him kidnapped, and that Confidencial kept, at the request of the now deceased former military man himself.
This message was the basis for a note published by that media outlet, keeping the origin of the information and warning of the serious risk of death that HOS ran if he continued being kidnapped.
«I am retired Army General Humberto Ortega Saavedra. Today, Sunday (June 9, 2024), I have been a political prisoner for three weeks in the house-to-jail regime.
All my freedoms were suspended. Likewise, to my partner, Angélica (Chavarría), who supports me morally, due to her firm libertarian principles, and helps me because I have been paralyzed in my arms since 1969, as a result of the exchange of gunshots, when commanding the prison rescue attempt. of Carlos Fonseca, the founder, leader and martyr of the Sandinista Popular Revolution,” says the audio recorded by the younger brother of the Sandinista tyrant.
«My health condition is very precarious, and a few hours ago, due to injuries that have emerged and threaten my legs, an infection that could spread to my heart. All the stress that my unjust prison multiplies can produce a fatal outcome at any moment,” he lamented.
Before dying, General Humberto Ortega Saavedra recommended that his brother negotiate his way out of power and detracted from Rosario Murillo and her children for the dynasty that the septuagenarian couple wants to install in the country.
“He was sentenced to death,” says a local analyst who asks to speak anonymously to avoid a secure prison. “He was very sick and they prescribed confinement for him, just for calling (Daniel) Ortega to do what everyone asks him to do, of course, that means ruling out the continuity in power of that family that has caused so much damage to the country,” explains the expert. .
In the interview that the former military man gave to journalist Fabián Medina, he exposes a critical and nuanced narrative about his brother’s crimes, which he euphemistically called “errors” of the government. Both Murillo and Ortega continue to deny them despite local and international reports that even accuse them of committing crimes against humanity.
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Humberto Ortega recognized that his brother’s regime, held in power since January 10, 2007, underestimated the discontent of the people and acted in a repressive manner during the 2018 protests, which led to “disgusting and criminal excesses” on both sides. .
On the other hand, Nicaragua’s official version denies the crimes, justifying the State’s actions as “a legitimate defense against an attempted coup d’état.” Humberto Ortega pointed out that there was a disproportionate reaction from the regime that aggravated the crisis, while the dictatorial family maintains that its actions were defensive and justified with the thesis “of the failed coup d’état.”
