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U.S. sanctions top Nicaraguan officials, Cuban military-linked businesses
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The Trump administration imposed sanctions Monday targeting officials close to Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega who was behind a bloody crack down on protesters in 2018. Photo by Jorge Torres/EPA-EFE
Dec. 22 (UPI) The Trump administration has separately leveled sanctions against Nicaraguan government officials and businesses controlled by the Cuban military.
The Treasury announced the sanctions Monday, saying the three Nicaraguan government officials were being targeted for supporting the Caribbean nation s president, Daniel Ortega, and the three Cuban businesses were being blacklisted for their ties to the government and their utilization to subvert international trade restrictions.
U.S. imposes Cuba, Nicaragua-related sanctions on people, companies
FILE PHOTO: A view of Cuban and American flags beside the U.S. Embassy in Havana
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on three Nicaraguan officials over their support for leftist President Daniel Ortega’s government.
President Donald Trump’s administration has kept up a steady stream of sanctions announcements since the November election that handed Democrat Joe Biden a win. President-elect Biden is to be sworn in to office on Jan. 20.
The U.S. Treasury Department said it blacklisted officials including the vice president of the Nicaraguan Supreme Court in an effort to target those continuing to assist the Ortega government’s efforts to undermine democracy.
The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on three Nicaraguan officials over their support for left-wing President Daniel Ortega’s government.
President Donald Trump’s administration has kept up a steady stream of sanctions announcements since the November election that handed Democrat Joe Biden a win. President-elect Biden is to be sworn in to office on January 20.
The US Treasury Department said it blacklisted officials including the vice president of the Nicaraguan Supreme Court in an effort to target those continuing to assist the Ortega government’s efforts to undermine democracy.
“This Administration remains committed to targeting the Ortega regime by seeking out and exposing those who continue to suppress the democratic will of the Nicaraguan people,” Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in the statement.
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