Eight years in prison for the “pre-candidate”, title Confidential : the journalist had not even had time to appear for the presidential election last November: she had been arrested in June. The judge, the newspaper believes, was ” faithful to the scenario established for the political trials in Nicaragua », following the sentence requested by the Public Ministry. Trinchera de la noticia recalls that Cristiana Chamorro is ” the daughter of Nicaraguan hero and slain journalist Pedro Joaquin Chamorro Cardenal, who opposed dictator Somoza, and former President Violeta Barrios de Chamorro “. And that she was the opposition figure who had the best chance of winning the last presidential election “. She was sentenced, details Confidentialfive years in prison for money laundering and three years for embezzlement.
Cristiana Chamorro is not the only one to have been condemned: the members of the Violeta Barrios de Chamorro foundation, an NGO for the defense of press freedom and of expression of which she was the president, ” received sentences ranging from 7 to 13 years in prison “, title La Prensawho notes that “ according to the defense lawyers, this trial, like all those directed against all political prisoners, took place behind closed doors, and was marked by numerous irregularities “. The newspaper points out that several of the witnesses presented by the prosecutors ” asserted that the suspects were innocent, during the few seconds given to them “. ” Families of prisoners of conscience and human rights defenders demand their release, because they are innocent ” writing Confidential. Families who also denounce the poor state of health of prisoners: symptoms of Covid, worsening of chronic diseases and new diseases, it is to be read in La Prensa.
In Colombia, towards a recount of the ballots of the senatorials of March 13
” For a week “, Explain The Spectator“ the Electoral Authority is in the eye of the storm “: first there was the breakdown of the voting system, then inconsistencies in the first count – many then spoke of fraud; today the head of the Electoral Authority announces that he will request a general recount of the votes. ” This is the alternative found by the government and the electoral authority to overcome all questions “, to analyse El Tiempowhich speaks of a proposal unparalleled in the recent history of the country », a seconded proposal, note week, by President Ivan Duque himself. The candidate of the Electoral Pact Gustavo Petro, left-wing presidential candidate, in five weeks, announces for his part that he will no longer participate in any debate until ” the transparency of the vote is guaranteed », it is to be read in week. The newspaper also reproduces the reaction of center-right candidate Sergio Fajardo: “ It is precisely at this moment that we must debate “. Gustavo Petro is in the lead with 37% of voting intentions, Sergio Fajardo is at 10% according to La Vanguardia.
Inauguration of Felipe Angeles Airport in Mexico
” A party for guests, supporters of President Obrador and the curious “, title Jornada. Universal reproduces photos of the Head of State in the control tower and in the terminal. Twenty flights were scheduled for Monday, the first was greeted by water jets, as is the custom note Excelsior. Milenio wonders if the new airport ” is the most modern in the world “. In any case, its control tower takes up pre-Hispanic symbols, to represent a “macuahuitl”, an Aztec weapon resembling a saber, with obsidian edges on the sides – a volcanic glass.
Beyond aesthetics and modernity, Excelsior believes that the construction was not very transparent, ” while the objective was to fight corruption linked to the Mexico City International Airport”. Felipe Angeles Airport, built on more than 3,800 hectares compared to 609 for Mexico City Airport, cost 54.6% more than expected, ” a bottomless pit for the federal budget “, even if the financing would be 90% private and would have cost “only” 1.3 billion dollars to the State. Milenio wonders if we have to do with ” a presidential whim or a solution “. The editorialist notes in any case that the airport, built in record time, solves the problems of saturation.