The opposition and youth leader Jason Noel Salazar Rugama He is celebrating his 27th birthday, however, he will not be able to celebrate it with his relatives because he is still imprisoned, without trial or known cause of the kidnapping.
«Today —Saturday, April 22— @JassonNSalazar birthday, while he is illegally detained,” said the University Movement April 19 (MU19A)through their different social networks.
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The members of the MU19A expressed celebrating the life of their vice president, but demanded his immediate release “so that he can soon be with his family and loved ones. Freedom for Jason! #SOSNicaragua».
Regarding the attack of the dictatorship against the opposition youth, the University Movement stated that “as on many other occasions we have to explain how we, the young Nicaraguans, shoulder a country destroyed by hatred and corruption.”
They also recalled that as young activists they got involved in the demand for justice without caring and “without asking if it corresponded to us or if they were going to listen to us.”
Legal status unknown
It was recently learned that on April 5, the university leader was taken to a special hearing and that he was placed before the Fifth Court of Managua, however the alleged crimes are unknown.
Salazar was kidnapped at 8:13 on the morning of Tuesday, April 4, in Managua. According to a complaint from people close to the opponent, the National Police broke into his house with an operation of 20 agents in search of him.
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“(…) They made an illegal search of the house, they took personal belongings and in a patrol he was transferred to District III of Managua, where we have confirmed that they have unjustly detained him,” the MU19A denounced on that occasion.
sources told Article 66 that after 19 days of arbitrary detention, the family of the young opponent has not been able to see him to find out his conditions.
On March 29, the young Valeska Valle, also a member of the April 19 University Movement, released a video on social networks in which she gave details of a fierce persecution and threats received against her, which forced her to go into exile in Costa Rica.
So far this April, the dictatorship has imprisoned more than 30 citizens, including opponents and Catholic parishioners. The wave of repression has increased five years after the start of the 2018 civic rebellion.
