Extending their hands through a perimeter fence, several parishioners were able to receive the host from the street, while riot police prevented the entrance to the Santa Lucía parish, in Ciudad Darío, department of Matagalpa.
The church launched the alert through its social networks when the police stationed themselves at the scene and prohibited entry to the temple before seven in the morning on Tuesday.
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The parish asked to pray for the police and wrote on their networks that “one day their children will ask them why they want to touch God with dirty hands? And on that day their souls will ache.
Despite the siege, the parish priest Sebastián López celebrated the Eucharist from the atrium of the church, while the believers participated standing outside.
The priest Oscar Benavidez He is being held captive in the cells of the Directorate of Judicial Assistance, known as “El Nuevo Chipote”, in Managua.
sources confirmed to Article 66 that the pastor of the Holy Spirit Church, located in the municipality of Mulukukú, on the North Caribbean Coast, was arrested on Sunday, August 14, after celebrating the Eucharist and, later, secretly transferred to the capital.
The police institution has not yet reported the causes of the arrest of the priest, who became the third priest arrested by the regime in a context of religious persecution in the country.
The station Radio San Carloslocated in the department of Río San Juan, was censored by the dictatorship amid the massive closure of local and religious media outlets in the country.
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The radio is owned by the former liberal mayor of the municipality of San Carlos, Silvio Pilarte, who is in exile. Pilarte confirmed to Article 66 that the regulatory entity Telcor canceled its operating license after carrying out an alleged “inspection” at the facilities.
The workers of the state institution took photographs, inspected the transmitter and even requested the delivery of the radio’s documents shortly before the closure order.
The Management of New Century Cinemas reported the closure of its theaters in Estelí and Managua for unreported reasons. The company’s administration issued a brief statement on its social networks announcing the return of money to those who bought tickets for an upcoming movie. The only branches that are still open are located in Chinandega and León.
Siglo Nuevo was the only cinema that worked in Estelí, which caused the discontent of the residents. It is unknown how many people remain unemployed.
The Supreme Electoral Council (CSE), controlled by Daniel Ortega’s political party, called for municipal elections scheduled for November 6.
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The call was published this Tuesday in the official newspaper, La Gaceta, without further publicity. The parties, considered collaborators of the regime, remain silent; there is no political propaganda other than the figure of Ortega and Rosario Murillo; and there is no festive atmosphere in the voters.
In November, the regime will elect mayors, deputy mayors and councilors in 153 municipalities in the country.
