The priest Uriel Vallejos, in charge of the Jesús de la Divina Misericordia parish in Sébaco, along with six parishioners, remain surrounded by the National Police, since the afternoon of last Monday, August 1. The parish house, where the refugees are, is completely surrounded by riot police, who during Monday night violently assaulted Radio Católica, one of the seven stations closed by the Ortega regime.
Vallejos, who urged the Catholic people of Sébaco “not to leave them alone in the face of police ferocity,” assured shortly after 1:00 pm on Tuesday, August 2, that they are still “guarded.” “We can only ask the Lord for strength. Thank you for his prayers. Do not leave me alone. The Virgin of Fatima is accompanying us, ”said the religious accompanied by a photograph of him, through his Twitter account.
The riot police have taken over the place. There are more than 70 troops who walk through the Infant Jesus of Prague chapel, outside the Church, and in the facilities of the San Luis College, of which the parish priest is also director. Very early, the priest announced the suspension of classes until further notice due to the police siege.
We continue guarded, here we are; We only have to ask the Lord for strength. Thank you for his prayers.
Do not leave me alone!. The Virgin of Fatima is accompanying us.
There are many riot police inside the chapel, outside and in the school.
Strength everyone! pic.twitter.com/HeoubyYnyi– Pbro Uriel Vallejos (@pbrourielv) August 2, 2022
The group of Catholics together with the priest experienced moments of terror during the night of this Monday, especially between 11:00 at night and 2:00 in the morning, when the officers forced the door to access the parish house, but they did not succeed. “They want access to where I am,” said the religious in an interview with Diocese Media-TV Merced, a communication medium of the Diocese of Matagalpa.
The father resists with his parishioners knowing that there is a risk of arresting him. “We are waiting. I don’t know why they don’t move. What is the end? Could it be that they want to put me in jail? Here we are,” he maintained.
Meanwhile, the group under siege has remained in the dark because they cut off the flow of electricity and they have fed on cookies, juice and apples because they cannot access the kitchen, since the movement would be used by the Police to enter the house. parish, where they have been protected. “We are at the mercy of God, with the Lord who gives us strength in these difficult times, but we do not deny the cross, because it is a cross that we have to accept with great courage and carry it, “said the priest.
Police devastate Catholic temple
Vallejos denounced that the police have used the sacristy property to bathe in groups of 15 and confirmed that a bus remains outside the church, where they moved more reinforcements since Monday night, when the officers charged against the parishioners who arrived the priest, throwing tear gas canisters, and physically assaulting them, according to videos shared by the inhabitants of Sébaco on social networks.
The priest thanked the people for their courage and confirmed that there were detainees and injuries. The hunt for residents began after the police took over the Catholic temple and the school. The arrests were express and focused on the young people who make up the parish groups and attended the priest’s call for help.
The information handled by the priest is that some were released, but others are still detained. Figures not required. The Blue and White monitoring corroborated three arrests and the three people are free.
The priest affirmed in the interview with TV-Merced that, before the Police entered the temple, they managed to remove the equipment from the channel and the Catholic radio. “That’s the anger they have because they didn’t find anything,” he said.
The father was informed that the police broke into the school, his office, the administration and broke the cameras of the study center. In the church they also took all the sound equipment. “They have stolen everything they have found there; it is reprehensible”, lamented the priest.
