Ortega Revives Nicaragua's Interior Ministry
The dictator recalled the historic role of Hugo Torres, who died in February 2022 while a political prisoner of the regime.
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The dictator recalled the historic role of Hugo Torres, who died in February 2022 while a political prisoner of the regime.
Seventy-three-year-old former Sandinista leader Hugo Torres died in Nicaragua's capital on February 12. Dick Nichols pays tribute and looks at the circumstances leading to Torres's arrest and imprisonment eight months ago.
Hugo Torres participated in two military operations to free political prisoners, including the current dictator, Daniel Ortega
In 1974, the former guerrilla risked his life in an operation to free other political prisoners, among them Ortega, who ordered his imprisonment
Hugo Torres never given in to power and when Ortega regained the government in 2007, he did not accept positions, perks, or privileges.