After the denunciation of the former diplomat Arthur McFields against the dictatorship, the illegitimate president, Daniel Ortegahas had to change Nicaragua’s ambassador to the Organization of American States (OAS) twice.
Ortega canceled the appointment of Francis Campbell Hookerjust seven days after placing him in that role in an attempt to fill the void left by McFields.
Finally, Ortega removed Campbell, who is the Nicaraguan ambassador in Washington, and put the former guerrilla Orlando Tardencilla already Ivan Lara as his alternate permanent representative.
Daniel Ortega’s regime dismissed Helio Cesar Montenegro Diaz as a member of the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Nicaragua (BCN), a position he held for ten months. Montenegro has held various positions in financial entities, academics and the business sector.
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He is currently part of the Editorial Board of the independent media outlet Confidencial. The regime replaced them with Tirso Celedon Lacayo, ex-director of the sanctioned bank Bancorp and linked to private sector business with Social Security, according to journalistic investigations.
The illegitimate deputy president of Nicaragua, Rosario Murillo, again went on a rampage against the bishops, whom he accused of “committing crimes against humanity.” The spokeswoman for the regime recalled the social protests of April 2018, which she called a “struggle of lackeys and serviles of Yankee terrorism.”
A woman identified as Maritza Castro Manzanares, 42, was found dead at the bottom of a latrine in her home, located in the municipality of Rancho Grande, Matagalpa. Her relatives had reported her missing since March 8, and it was not until Saturday, April 2, that she was found in an old latrine.
The accusations point against his ex-partner Peter Zamora, who is in prison and faces charges of sexual abuse against one of Maritza’s daughters. Feminist organizations report more than 10 femicides in Nicaragua so far this year.
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The judicial authorities of San Carlos, Río San Juan, sentenced peasants Dominga Morales Jiménez and Armando Robles Alaniz, coordinator of the Civic Alliance in the municipality of Morrito, for the crimes of alleged “undermining national integrity and spreading false news”. ».
The political prisoners were arrested one day before the disputed national elections of 2021 and subjected to a trial whose witnesses were police officers. They were sentenced to 10 years in prison, 800 days fine plus disqualification from holding public office in that period.
