The relatives of the political prisoners, who remain captive in “El Nuevo Chipote,” pointed out that Daniel Ortega’s “media show” to exhibit the imprisoned only confirmed “what we have denounced for months: excessive weight loss, paleness extreme and the state of general deterioration that they suffer”.
On August 30 and 31 and September 1, Ortega’s justice system mobilized the 27 political prisoners who remain in the Judicial Assistance Directorate to the Managua Judicial Complex for a supposed “informative hearing”, which “does not exist in the legal system”, according to defense organizations.
In Press conferencethe relatives of the imprisoned opponents detailed that the defense attorneys of the political prisoners “were not notified, so our relatives did not have the right to defense, as established by due process.”
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“The way in which our family members were presented is yet another violation of their human rights: they took them out of their cells without knowing where they were being taken, when they arrived they found many photographers who harassed them with photos and videos, and the they exposed COVID-19 by denying them the use of masks in times of pandemic, “they highlighted.
In turn, they highlighted that in the photographs released by the regime’s propaganda media, the Ortega-Murillo hostages “showed their firmness and dignity. His smiles are a message of hope. They are fully assured that they have not committed any crime and that their fight is for democracy, justice and freedom in Nicaragua.
The relatives of political prisoners also denounced that the images that Ortega disclosed as “proof of life” of the opponents, “do not reflect the terrible health conditions, the diseases and ailments that afflict them, the lack of timely and adequate medical attention, the effects of solitary confinement and isolation from the outside world that our family members suffer daily.
Faced with this situation, the relatives of the prisoners of conscience demanded the immediate, unconditional and guaranteed release of the more than 200 political prisoners, who the regime keeps deprived of liberty.
As long as the release of the opponents occurs, the demands of their relatives continue to be the same. «The increase in the portions of proteins, vegetables, vitamins and fibers that provide them with a balanced diet. The regularization of visits and video calls with the presence and participation of minor and/or disabled sons and daughters, including those outside the country,” they request.
“The immediate end of the solitary confinement and incommunicado regime. Access to specialized and timely medical attention, both for our relatives in the Directorate of Judicial Assistance, as well as for those who are under house arrest and other jails of the penitentiary system. That decent health conditions be provided, including the change of mats, “they demand.
“The entry of a Bible and reading and writing material. The suspension of practices that violate the rights and dignity of people, such as the lack of access to their lawyers. We urgently demand the entry of human rights organizations, the International Red Cross and the Commission of Independent Experts of the United Nations to the Directorate of Judicial Assistance to verify the situation of our relatives, “they added.
