The regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo began, on the night of Wednesday, July 6, an intense hunt and persecution against the staff of the newspaper La Prensa, including drivers, photographers and reporters. Two drivers from the media outlet were kidnapped and are presumed to be in the cells of El Chipote.
La Prensa indicated that the persecution was directed at the team that covered the expulsion from Nicaragua of the Missionaries of Charity, who are already in Costa Rica.
“The driver who mobilized the journalistic team was kidnapped from his family’s house at nightfall on Wednesday, July 6. The other driver of the newspaper, who was not involved in the coverage, was also detained by police around midnight, “the publication details.
Subsequently, police patrols arrived at the house of the reporter who covered the expulsion of the nuns and the home of a photographer was also raided during the early morning hours.
They demand that the attacks stop
“The history of the newspaper La Prensa is full of abuses perpetrated by those who feel threatened by the constitutionally established right of citizens to give and receive information. We are facing one more attack to shut up,” the media outlet explained on its website.
“We demand that the regime respect the laws. That the detainees be released and the persecution against the newspaper’s staff cease, who are people who only carry out their work, without committing any crime, “they added.
They also mentioned that as in most of the illegal arrests committed by the Ortega regime “there is little information that has been handled so far.” However, they insisted that relatives, lawyers and directors of the communication medium follow up on the situation of the detainees.
This Thursday, July 7, Arnulfo Somarriba, former general manager of El Nuevo Diario and the Ardisa printing press, linked to this medium, which closed operations in September 2019, was also arrested. The Police have not reported his arrest or motives, and it is unknown. the whereabouts of the former executive.
