The student leader and political prisoner of the Nicaraguan regime Lesther German Alfaro He meets this Saturday, January 14, his 25 years. It is the second consecutive year that this special date will be spent locked up in one of the cells of the Directorate of Judicial Assistance (DAJ), known as “El Nuevo Chipote”, in Managua.
The Nicaraguan University Alliance (AUN), of which the young communicator is the leader, recalled this day through a brief publication on his Twitter account. “Today, Lesther Alemán, leader of our organization, AUN, has his birthday in a prison of the Sandinista dictatorship.”
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In reference to the 235 political prisoners, the student group reiterated its demand for immediate release. «Our political prisoners are innocent! Freedom now! “, demanded in another publication of the same social network.
A member of AUN, who preferred not to give his name, regretted that the opponent is once again spending his birthday in jail. “Lesther is a young man who has been very committed to democracy, justice and freedom in Nicaragua, however, despite the complications in his health, he is a young man who remains committed to Nicaragua.”
“We hope that this is the last birthday that he is incarcerated and that the next one he can be with his family and friends and thus be able to achieve the long-awaited freedom of all political prisoners,” he added.
German was arrested on July 5, 2021 and the Public Ministry accused him of the crime of “conspiracy to undermine national integrity.”
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The Ortega judiciary sentenced him to 13 years in prison, for the alleged crime of “conspiracy to undermine national integrity,” the same with which other opponents have been accused and sentenced.
The prisoner of conscience was the one who, on May 16, 2018, stood up to the Nicaraguan dictator, Daniel Ortega, during the first attempt at national dialogue. In open transmission, he yelled at her a phrase that would mean the worst insult: “Give up!” Subsequently, they brought up the list with the names of the murdered that had been recorded to date.
