The United States Senator for the State of Florida, Richard Lynn Scottdenounced that the administration of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo has been in charge of imprisoning, prosecuting and sentencing “hundreds” of Nicaraguans who fight for democracy and freedom in the country.
“Under the oppressive mandate of the Ortega regime, hundreds of activists for democracy and freedom in Nicaragua like Yubrank Suazo have been unjustly detained and sentenced to more years in prison just for demanding freedom,” the Republican senator said in his Twitter account. Twitter.
Therefore, Rick Scott, as he presents himself on social networks, demanded more extreme pressure measures from the United States government to stop the dictators of Latin America, such as Daniel Ortega.
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“Joe Biden must end his despicable appeasement of dictators and join our fight for democracy and freedom in Nicaragua and throughout Latin America,” he said.
“Our enemies are watching and we cannot afford a weak policy,” argued the US senator, who points out that the Biden administration has been “lazy” with the measures against the Ortega regime.
According to the Mechanism for the Recognition of Political Prisoners in Nicaragua, as of June 30, the dictatorship of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo keeps 190 opposition leaders in prison, of which 172 are men and 18 women political prisoners at the hands of the regime. .
In the last 72 hours, the dictator has launched a frontal offensive against the Catholic Church and its main religious leaders, who have been victims of virulent attacks. In addition, there have been recorded attacks, prison, persecution, siege, desecration against the same parishioners.
In addition, the Ortega Police at the service of the regime keep the Episcopal Curia of Matagalpa surrounded, where Monsignor Rolando Álvarez, one of the bishops most persecuted by the Nicaraguan dictatorship, is located.
