Nicaragua: Another presidential contender arrested ahead of election dw.com 13 hrs ago © Provided by dw.com Presidential contender Noel Vidaurre was arrested months before the November election
Police in Nicaragua placed another presidential contender under house arrest on Saturday, virtually clearing the way for President Daniel Ortega ahead of the November 7 elections.
Opposition leader Noel Vidaurre was accused of undermining the sovereignty of Nicaragua. One of the potential presidential candidates of the Citizens for Liberty alliance, Vidaurre became the seventh potential rival to be arrested in a crackdown that began on June 2.
Since then, Ortega s government has conducted a number of raids and overnight arrests to round up political rivals on charges of threatening the country’s sovereignty. Nearly two dozen journalists and opposition activists have also been detained.
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