In a statement published this Friday on his Twitter account, the executive secretary of the integration bloc, Sacha Llorenti, has rejected the decision of the US Government to prohibit the entry of nine Nicaraguan officials to the North American country for considering them “corrupt” or “undemocratic”. .
“This action […] It is part of Washington’s smear campaign against the legitimate authorities of Nicaragua”, he denounced after having reproached the US pressure aimed at an electoral reform in the Central American country.
ALBA-TCP emphasizes that Washington’s measures are a violation of the Charter of the United Nations (UN) and urges the international community to react to the interventionist policy of the United States, since it has ratified its solidarity with the Government and people of Nicaragua.
As confirmed on Wednesday by the spokesman for the US Department of State, Ned Price, the White House included nine high-ranking Nicaraguan officials on its list of sanctions, accusing them of being involved in the detention of opponents of President Daniel Ortega, during the general election campaign on November 7.
The US then sanctioned the Public Ministry and nine high-ranking Nicaraguan officials after not recognizing the results of the elections, a measure that was joined by other Western countries.
In November, US President Joe Biden promulgated the so-called “Reborn” law, approved by the US Congress, according to which sanctions would be increased against the government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega for the repression of opponents.
The authorities of the Central American country reject the US accusations against them and emphasize that the opposition is trying to exercise “coup terrorism”, with the financial support of the United States to incite instability in the country and remove Ortega from power .
