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Felix Maradiaga and Juan Sebastian Chamorro are seen as potential candidates to unseat longtime President Daniel Ortega, who has been cracking down on opposition ahead of the November election.
Felix Maradiaga and Juan Sebastian Chamorro are seen as potential candidates to unseat longtime President Daniel Ortega, who has been cracking down on the opposition ahead of the November election.
Nicaragua arrests opposition figures
NEW TREASON LAW: Police arrested two opposition members who could pose a challenge to the country’s president, prompting criticism from a US official
AP, MANAGUA
Nicaragua’s National Police on Tuesday arrested two more potential challengers to Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, the third and fourth opposition pre-candidates for the Nov. 7 elections detained in the past week.
Felix Maradiaga was arrested after being called to the Nicaraguan Attorney General’s Office to provide a statement. He is being investigated for alleged crimes against the government.
His campaign said in a statement that police stopped him, his driver and his lawyer after they had left the Attorney General’s Office.