By Press Association 2021
Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega speaks next to first lady and Vice President Rosario Murillo (Alfredo Ziuniga/AP)
The government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega arrested five opposition leaders during a major weekend round-up, in what appears to be widespread detentions of anyone who might challenge his rule.
The four arrests on Sunday and one on Saturday suggest Mr Ortega has moved beyond arresting potential rival candidates in the November 7 elections, and has begun arresting any prominent member of the opposition.
The arrests bring to 12 the number of opponents detained since June 2.
“It’s not just potential candidates any more, it’s political leaders,” former general and Sandinista dissident Hugo Torres said before he himself was arrested on Sunday.
Nicaragua arrests 4 more opposition leaders in crackdown
Jun 14, 2021
In this March 21, 2019 file photo, Nicaragua s President Daniel Ortega speaks next to first lady and Vice President Rosario Murillo during the inauguration ceremony of a highway overpass in Managua, Nicaragua. Nicaragua’s National Police have arrested on Tuesday, June 8, 2021, two more potential challengers to President Ortega, the third and fourth opposition pre-candidates for the Nov. 7 elections detained in the past week. (Credit: Alfredo Zuniga/AP.)
The government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega arrested five opposition leaders during a major weekend round up, in what appears to be widespread detentions of anyone who might challenge his rule.
The government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega arrested five opposition leaders during a major weekend round up, in what appears to be widespread detentions of anyone who might challenge his rule. The four arrests Sunday and one Saturday suggest Ortega has moved beyond arresting potential rival candidates in the Nov. 7 elections, and has begun…
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