Nicaraguan banker arrested in widening crackdown © Provided by Al Jazeera President Daniel Ortega governed Nicaragua from 1979 to 1990 and returned to power in 2007, winning two successive re-elections since then [Cesar Perez/Presidencia Nicaragua via AFP] Police in Nicaragua have arrested a leading banker as a crackdown on opposition political leaders and would-be presidential candidates seeking to challenge President Daniel Ortega continues before a planned election later this year.
Luis Rivas Anduray, executive president of the private Banco de la Produccion (Banpro) – one of the country’s largest – was arrested on Tuesday for “inciting foreign interference,” a police statement said.
Police said Rivas is under investigation for “proposing and managing blockades of economic, commercial and financial operations” and for backing sanctions against Nicaragua.
Nicaraguan banker arrested in widening crackdown
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