The Ortega judge of the Second Criminal Trial District Court of Managua, Nadia Camila Tardencilla, He sentenced five years in prison for the crime of conspiracy to undermine national integrity and five for spreading false news, plus an 800-day fine for six religious and a layman from the Diocese of Matagalpa, all from the circle close to Monsignor Rolando Álvarez. .
The sentence was read in the afternoon of this Monday, February 6, in the courts of Managua, where Ortega’s new criminals of conscience were present.
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Those prosecuted by the Ortega dictatorship are the priests Ramiro Tijerino, José Luis Díaz and Sadiel Eugarrios; the deacon Raul Antonio Vega; the seminarians Melkin Rye and Darvin Leiva; and the cameraman Sergio Cardenas.
sources informed Article 66 that the sentence will be appealed. “It was a baseless and baseless process. The witnesses, both civilians and the Police, did not undermine the principle of innocence, since they were contradictory, “he said.
The trial that lasted four days against the group that accompanied Monsignor Rolando Álvarez from August 4 to 19, 2022 in the Episcopal Curia of Matagalpa is described as arbitrary by the Nicaraguan Center for Human Rights (Cenidh).
“We alert the national and international community of these criminal acts of the regime in its eagerness to destroy and persecute the Catholic Church and priests in Nicaragua, for their pastoral work with the Nicaraguan people,” denounced the organization before the sentence was known. against the religious
The seven citizens have been held captive in the Directorate of Judicial Assistance (DAJ), known as “El Nuevo Chipote”, in Managua, since August 19, 2022.
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Despite the onslaught of the Nicaraguan dictatorship against them, a source pointed out that the religious show “unwavering strength and faith” throughout the judicial process.
“They are unique, the Holy Spirit has covered them with a great enviable strength, they look strong and with courage”, detailed the informant, who also regretted that “one there was a lack of justice.
The Nicaraguan dictatorship has been merciless against the Catholic Church whom it has branded as “diabolical” and “traitors.” Little by little, Ortega has been adding to the list of imprisoned priests, who are part of the list of more than 230 political hostages held captive in the different jails of the country, accused and convicted of common crimes or alleged treason against the country, a pretext of Ortega —according to opponents— to continue repressing Nicaraguans who contradict his authoritarian policy.
