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.