Daughter of lawyer and activist María Oviedo dedicates graduation to her imprisoned mother

María Alejandra Arévalo Oviedo, daughter of Dr. María Oviedo, dedicated her high school graduation to her mother, who has been imprisoned since July 29, for carrying out “Acts that undermine independence, sovereignty, and self-determination, incite foreign interference in internal affairs,” according to the Ortega police in a statement.

In his speech, Arévalo, on the verge of tears, said that “in a personal way, I want to thank this moment… my mother, Dr. María Oviedo, who could not accompany me today, because she was practicing her profession, defending innocent people and to seek justice and freedom for Nicaragua, she was unjustly imprisoned along with those who wanted to be part of the change so that we could have a free Nicaragua ”.

In the video, published on social networks, it is heard as in the auditorium, where other graduates were, the attendees applaud and shout in support of the young woman, who graduated as the best student of the Teresiano School and therefore the central speech corresponded of the event.

“If she were here, I have the certainty that she would be infinitely proud of me, but I am more proud of her for her courage and strength,” added Arevalo, who concluded her speech by shouting: Long live Nicaragua Libre!

Dr. Oviedo was arrested at around 5:30 a.m. in the afternoon at his home in León in an operation led by Commissioner Fidel Domínguez, nicknamed the “Leon hitman”, for the brutal and humiliating way in which he hunts opponents of the Daniel Ortega regime in that area of ​​the country.