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Nicaragua has convicted opponents of President Daniel Ortega

 Nicaragua has been convicting political opponents of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega. A dozen opponents of the president have been convicted of so-called crimes against the nation. They are part of a larger group of prisoners who will be tried.

According to NPR, the opponents were arrested last summer before last year's presidential election. Ortega jailed most of the opponents, including seven presidential candidates. They were convicted on charges of “conspiracy to undermine national integrity”.

The president and his wife said these people are enemies of the state. They also labeled them as terrorists. Reportedly, Ortega easily won re-election in November, giving him a fourth consecutive term in office.

Wilfredo Miranda, a prominent journalist, has been to prison before. Miranda told NPR that the trials are in the same prison where the political prisoners are being held. Their families say they have been tortured. Reportedly, there have been a lot of irregularities in these trials. Lawyers claimed that they don't have enough access to their clients. Lawyers also claimed that a lot of false evidence is being introduced during the trials. 

Nicaragua sentences prominent figures to prison

Recently, Nicaragua also sentenced journalist Miguel Mora to 13 years in prison. Mora was found guilty of the crime of “undermining national integrity” by pro-Ortega judge Nadia Camila Tardencilla. Dora Maria Tellez, leader of the opposition Sandinista Renovation Movement, was convicted in trials held behind closed doors.  A student leader Lesther Aleman was also convicted recently. He, too, is facing 15 years. Reportedly, Maria Fernanda Flores, former First Lady during the term of former President Arnoldo Alemán, was found guilty on 4th February 2022. All 47 prisoners will face trials.

Lawyer Vilma Núñez, who leads the Nicaraguan Human Rights Centre said that the trials would be only for show because the outcomes were already concluded.

President Daniel Ortega


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