EU slaps sanctions on Nicaraguan first lady, 7 others
BRUSSELS (AP) The European Union is slapping sanctions on Nicaraguan first lady and Vice-President Rosario Murillo and seven other senior officials accused of serious human rights violations or undermining democracy. The sanctions include asset freezes and bans on travel in Europe. The EU says the measures target individuals and are not meant to “harm the Nicaraguan population or the Nicaraguan economy.” Nicaragua’s police over the past two months have detained more than 20 opposition figures and several candidates who might have been able to challenge President Daniel Ortega in elections on Nov. 7. The EU says it’s “ready to use all its instruments to support a democratic, peaceful, and negotiated solution to the political crisis.”
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Daniel Ortega, presidente da Nicarágua (Foto: STRINGER/MEXICO)
247 - A Aliança Bolivariana para os Povos da Nossa América - Tratado de Comércio dos Povos (ALBA-TCP) rejeitou nesta terça-feira (3) as medidas coercitivas adotadas pela União Europeia (UE) contra autoridades nicaraguenses.
Em nota, o mecanismo de integração condenou as sanções adotadas pela UE contra a vice-presidenta da Nicarágua, Rosario Murillo; a presidenta do Supremo Tribunal de Justiça, Alba Luz Ramos; e o chefe da Assembleia Nacional (Parlamento), Gustavo Porras, informa a Prensa Latina.
Da mesma forma, o Conselho Europeu incluiu em sua lista unilateral de sanções a Procuradora-Geral da Nicarágua, Ana Julia Porras; os comissários da Polícia, Fidel Domínguez e Juan Antonio Valle; o assessor presidencial Bayardo Arce e o diretor do Canal 8, Juan Carlos Ortega Murillo.