The Prosecutor’s Office charged before a judge the four priests, two seminarians and a cameraman from the Diocese of Matagalpa, arbitrarily imprisoned since August 19 in the cells of the police complex, known as “El Nuevo Chipote.”
The regime began the process without specifying the alleged crimes that would be applied to them. The accusation only points out that the State of Nicaragua and Nicaraguan society is the victim.
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The accused are the priests Ramiro Reynaldo Tijerino Chavezrector of the Juan Pablo II University and in charge of the San Juan Bautista parish; Jose Luis Diaz Cruz Y Sadiel Antonio Eugarrios Cano, first and second vicar of the Matagalpa de San Pedro cathedral, respectively; Y Raul Antonio Vega Gonzalez.
also the seminarians Darvin Esteylin Leiva Mendoza Y Melkin Antonio Centeno Sequeiraand the cameraman Sergio Jose Cardenas Flores.
This group of religious and lay people were harassed by the Police, for 15 days, in the episcopal curia of Matagalpa together with Monsignor Rolando Álvarez. And later arbitrarily removed from the place to be imprisoned in Managua. The regime has not yet filed charges against the bishop, who is confined to his family home.
The government spokesperson, Rosario Murilloaccused the American channel Cnn in Spanish as an interventionist, two days after the dictatorship ordered his immediate withdrawal from the grids of authorized channels.
Murillo mentioned a few articles of the Political Constitution of Nicaragua and the laws of the country to justify the arbitrary measure. According to the deputy president, CNN violated the Magna Carta that establishes that “independence, sovereignty and national self-determination” are inalienable rights, as well as the Sovereign Security Law that refers to foreign interference.
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The President of Chile, Gabriel Boricpointed out that it is not possible to act with “double standards” in the face of human rights violations committed both in countries governed by right-wing politicians and by left-leaning politicians.
During his participation in the World Leaders program at Columbia University, Boric stated that “it bothers him when someone from the left condemns the violations in Yemen or El Salvador, but does not speak of Venezuela or Nicaragua” because they say that “one should not speak ill of the Friends”.
He argued that “to build a future, the leftist parties must have a single moral standard, especially it is very sensitive for Latin America and the world, in human rights.”
In Nicaragua there is a “generalized discontent” about the performance of mayors, confirmed a study by the observatory Open Ballot Boxes. The Local Development report carried out by the network details that the poor service in garbage collection, public lighting, ornamentation, repair and maintenance of roads, and the administration of markets and cemeteries are the main reasons for citizen dissatisfaction.
The observatory also revealed that the population is interested in supervising and participating in the management of municipal services, but “is hampered by the lack of public information and restrictions on local citizen participation.”
In addition, the mayor’s offices have focused on collection and have neglected the needs of the inhabitants.
The United States Under Secretary of State for the Western Hemisphere, brian nichols, revealed that the US government will impose more sanctions against the dictatorship of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo; and that these actions could be very soon.
In statements to the voice of america (VOA), Nichols stated that the Ortega regime is undemocratic and does not respect human rights, and what the Joe Biden government expects is “a change in policies and the release of political prisoners.”
