Agents of the National Police, and the Attorney General’s Office, following orders from Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, invaded this Tuesday, September 20, the offices of the Livestock Exhibition of the Central American Isthmus (Expica), and the National Livestock Commission of Nicaragua (Conagan), confirmed to CONFIDENTIAL a source from the livestock sector who asked not to be identified by name.
Both Expica –whose fair scheduled for the month of July, was closed without notice by the regime, after cancel your legal statuswhat caused huge losses to dozens of ranchers in the region) – like Conagan, they occupied premises within the fairgrounds located near Acahualinca. The property belongs to 70% of Conagan, while a corporation called Indesa owns the remaining 30%.
The source explained that in the morning hours of this Tuesday the 20th, a police contingent arrived at the fair park in the company of personnel from the Attorney General’s Office, demanding the delivery of the keys to each office, also taking possession of the equipment and furniture, At the same time, the administrative and security personnel were expelled, leaving the entire park (including two private companies that rented premises) under police guard.
The regime’s attacks against the Nicaraguan private sector – with part of its jailed leadership Y condemnedin addition to several closed companies, expropriatedeither fiscally harassed–– have significantly reduced the management capacity of national entrepreneurs, while questions Nicaragua as a place to invest foreign capitals.
CONFIDENTIAL consulted various entities of the livestock sector, but their leaders excused themselves from giving statements, waiting to be able to meet as of this Wednesday to analyze the situation, and decide whether to offer a press conference, or if they try to handle the situation privately. Private sector leadership also did not respond.
According to information available on its website, in addition to Expica, the National Livestock Commission of Nicaragua is made up of the National Union of Farmers and Ranchers of Nicaragua (UNAG); the Nicaraguan Association of Pure Livestock Breeders (Ancgap); the Dairy Industry Development Fund (Fondilac), and the Nicaraguan Union of Milk Producers (Unileche).
