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Cristiana Chamorro, pre-presidential candidate, gives a press conference in Nicaragua s capital, Managua, in May after the detention of two of her former employees by the national police and their retention for 90 days for alleged laundering of assets. Inti Ocon/AFP via Getty Images
Police in Nicaragua raided the home of opposition figure Cristina Chamorro on Wednesday and placed her under house arrest, in a move viewed by critics as an attempt by the federal government to block her efforts to run for president.
Chamorro, a journalist and daughter of former President Violeta Chamorro, is widely seen as a challenger to President Daniel Ortega, who is running for a fourth consecutive term in November.
Police in Nicaragua raided the home of opposition figure Cristina Chamorro on Wednesday and placed her under house arrest, in a move viewed by critics as
Police In Nicaragua Detain Opposition Figure At Her Home Following A Raid
Wednesday, June 2, 2021
Cristiana Chamorro, pre-presidential candidate, gives a press conference in Nicaragua s capital, Managua, in May after the detention of two of her former employees by the national police and their retention for 90 days for alleged laundering of assets.
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Police in Nicaragua raided the home of opposition figure Cristiana Chamorro on Wednesday and placed her under house arrest in a move viewed by critics as an attempt by the federal government to block her efforts to run for president.
Chamorro, a journalist and daughter of former President Violeta Chamorro, is widely seen as a challenger to President Daniel Ortega, who is running for a fourth consecutive term in November.