The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile, Antonia Urrejola, joined the condemnation of the 94 Nicaraguans stripped of their nationality. Faced with this arbitrary situation, the diplomat described the government of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo as “a totalitarian dictatorship” that persecutes any citizen who does not agree with its “ideals.”
“It seems to us that the situation is of the highest gravity. It seems to us that what has been taking shape for several years now, and the events of recent weeks show it, is that every day it is a totalitarian dictatorship where any type of dissent is persecuted,” Urrejola asserted.
He also assured that “Nicaragua has more than 280 political prisoners. 222 of them were exiled last week, their nationality was stripped, their assets were confiscated and yesterday we met 94 people, some of whom are in Nicaragua, others are outside of Nicaragua, who were also not only removed their nationality and their assets are confiscated, but they have also been declared fugitives from justice.”
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The Daniel Ortega regime snatched the nationality of 94 Nicaraguans this Wednesday, including journalists, activists, human rights defenders, former officials of the regime and opponents. The dictatorship also ordered the confiscation of “all real estate and companies that the defendants have registered in their favor, either personally or legal persons or companies in which they participate as partners, to answer for the crimes committed.”
The 94 people declared “stateless” join the 222 political prisoners who were exiled to the United States and the Bishop of the Diocese of Matagalpa, Monsignor Rolando Álvarez, who have lost their Nicaraguan nationality by order of the Ortega and Murillo dictatorship.
The Chilean Foreign Minister also explained that the government of Gabriel Boric will continue to denounce the abuses of the Ortega dictatorship and will seek to support Nicaraguans persecuted by the regime. In addition, she urged the international community to “step up” to support the Nicaraguan people in their fight for democracy and justice.
“We think it is extremely serious, extremely serious (what is happening in Nicaragua), and at least from Chile we are not only going to continue denouncing this situation, but we are going to continue taking the appropriate actions to support these people in the first place. that they are being persecuted, but also to support democratization in Nicaragua and we hope that the rest of the international community is up to the task,” he said.
