As Ortega Looks to Extend Dictatorship in Nicaragua, U S and Allies Must Ratchet Up Sanctions heritage.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from heritage.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Siebenter Präsidentenanwärter in Nicaragua unter Hausarrest In Nicaragua ist ein weiterer möglicher Präsidentschaftskandidat festgenommen worden. Noel Vidaurre, der als einer der Anwärter der Alianza Ciudadanos por la Libertad (CXL - Freiheit) bei der Wahl im November galt, wurde am Samstag unter Hausarrest gestellt, wie die Polizei mitteilte. Dem 66-Jährigen werde die Untergrabung der Souveränität des Landes vorgeworfen. SN/APA/Ciudadanos por la Libertad/- Neues Gesetz ermöglicht Repressionen gegen Oppositionelle
Vidaurre ist bereits der siebente mögliche Präsidentschaftskandidat, der in Nicaragua festgenommen wurde. Im Dezember hatte das Parlament ein Gesetz verabschiedet, das die Bestimmungen für den Ausschluss von Kandidaten von der Wahl verschärfte. Das Parlament wird von der Partei von Staatschef Daniel Ortega dominiert.
Nicaragua arrests 7th presidential contender in Nov. 7 vote Associated Press Text size Copy shortlink:
MANAGUA, Nicaragua Nicaraguan police placed under house arrest a seventh presidential contender on Saturday, meaning that almost all of those who could have challenged President Daniel Ortega in the Nov. 7 elections have now been detained.
Opposition leader Noel Vidaurre was placed under police custody at his home on Saturday, as was political commentator Jaime Arellano. Arellano had been called in for questioning regarding a commentary he wrote criticizing an Ortega speech.
Vidaurre was one of the potential presidential candidates of the Citizens for Liberty alliance. The conservative alliance announced it had chosen as its candidate Oscar Sovalbarro, a leader of the U.S.-supported Contra insurgency that fought the Sandinistas in the 1980s. It was not clear if Sovalbarro had accep
FILE - In this June 17, 2021 file photo, a billboard promoting President Daniel Ortega and his wife and Vice President Rosario Murillo covers a truck driving through Managua, Nicaragua. The U.S. State Department announced Monday, July 12, 2021 it is revoking the travel visas of 100 legislators, judges and prosecutors who aided the regime of President Daniel Ortega. (AP Photo/Miguel Andres, File) world
Nicaragua arrests 7th presidential contender in Nov 7 vote Today 03:50 am JST Today | 06:37 am JST MANAGUA, Nicaragua
Nicaraguan police placed under house arrest a seventh presidential contender on Saturday, meaning that almost all of those who could have challenged President Daniel Ortega in the Nov 7 elections have now been detained.