29 julio, 2021
The Nicaraguan Police illegally detained former Foreign Minister Francisco Xavier Aguirre Sacasa, for investigation as an alleged “traitor”. This arbitrary detention takes place less than four months before the scheduled Nicaraguan elections, in which President Daniel Ortega is seeking yet another term in office.
In addition to serving as Nicaragua’s foreign minister, Francisco Aguirre Sacasa was also Nicaraguan ambassador to the United States during the administration of Arnoldo Aleman (1997-2002). The police declaration stated he was under arrest for the “carrying out actions that undermine independence, sovereignty and self-determination, and encouraging foreign interference in internal affairs,” among other crimes “harmful to the nation’s supreme interests.”