Cristiana Chamorro under House Arrest after 5-Hour Raid
The perimeter of the house of the presidential candidate remains surrounded by Daniel Ortega’s Special Operations officers
3 junio, 2021
After a raid of her home that lasted more than five hours, presidential candidate Cristiana Chamorro Barrios was notified at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday that she was under house arrest. She remains isolated in her home as the Police occupation continues. The officers do not allow anyone to enter the property, according to information provided by her brother Carlos F. Chamorro, director of Confidencial.
It all began at noon on Wednesday when a group of Police officers broke into the house of Chamorro Barrios, minutes after Managua Criminal Court judge, Karen Chavarria Morales, issued an arrest warrant against her and the forced entry of her home.
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) Prosecutors in Nicaragua said Tuesday they have formally lodged money laundering charges against journalist Cristiana Chamorro, daughter of a former president and a potential challenger to President Daniel Ortega. In the latest attempt to eliminate potential challengers to Ortega in the Nov. 7 elections, prosecutors asked the country’s electoral tribunal to […]
By Ismael Lopez MANAGUA (Reuters) - The Nicaraguan Prosecutor s Office on Tuesday accused presidential opposition candidate Cristiana Chamorro of abusive management and ideological falsehood, and requested her disqualification. Chamorro is the daughter of former President Violeta Barrios de Chamorro, who defeated President Daniel Ortega in the 1990 elections. She has more support than any other opposition candidate, according to a Cid-Gallup poll. Neither Chamorro nor her lawyers immediately responded to a request for comment. Ortega is seeking re-election for a third consecutive term in November. The prosecutors offices said in a statement that it seeks the disqualification from holding public office for not being in full enjoyment of her civil and political rights . But former Nicaraguan criminal prosecutor Cesar Guevara said that the prosecutor s office cannot disqualify her because she has not been found guilty. Three weeks ago, the prosecutor s office said it was investigating Cha