Sources on condition of anonymity denounced Article 66 that the political prisoner Steve Mendoza, Originally from the city of Masaya, he was beaten by guards of the Jorge Navarro de Tipitapa Penitentiary System, where he has been held since May 2020.
So far the reasons why he was attacked are unknown. It is only known that Mendoza is injured and that the prison authorities refuse to provide him with medical attention.
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“The day they hit him is unknown, it is only known that it was last week. The situation is difficult for Steven (Mendoza) because he is sick and now beaten, they deny him medical attention, “said the informant.
This is the second time so far in 2022 that the 21-year-old opponent is attacked by the custodians of “La Modelo”. The first was on January 13 of this month, after a family visit.
Mendoza was captured on March 5, 2020, when he was returning from Costa Rica, after being exiled. Along with him was arrested the opponent Denis Ramon Chavarriaoriginally from the city of León.
At that time, they detailed that both citizens were arrested by the Nicaraguan Army authorities in the Peñas Blancas border area and transferred to the Directorate of Judicial Assistance, in Managua.
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Daniel Ortega’s justice sentenced Steven Mendoza to 15 years in prison for the alleged crimes of illegal drug transport. His family and friends affirm that the arrest is in retaliation for having participated in the social protests that began in April 2018.
To date, the Ortega and Murillo regime is holding more than 170 political prisoners. Their relatives have denounced physical, psychological and emotional abuse, in addition to the inhumane and unhealthy conditions in which they find themselves.
Ortega’s justice system accuses the political hostages locked up in the country’s different prison systems of common crimes, although their causes have political overtones. The dictatorship in Nicaragua keeps 23 political prisoners under 25 years of ageamong them, Mendoza.
