Nicaraguan justice on Wednesday definitively sentenced the wife, daughter and son-in-law of opponent Javier Alvarez to 8 to 10 years in prison. Penalties “ unjust ” and ” infamous denounced by human rights defenders,
It is a new form of terror according to the Nunca Mas collective, which denounces the abuses of the couple in power on President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo. For these human rights defenders, the regime has resorted to arresting relatives of its adversaries since the end of last year. The objective is to intimidate “the enemies” but also issue a warning to the population.
The economist Javier Alvarez, the former guerrilla companion of Daniel Ortega who has become an opponent, continues to proclaim the innocence of his wife, his daughter and his son-in-law in exile in Costa Rica, he denounces a horrible condemnation and perverse.
France denounces opacity of this trial
Jeannine Horvilleur Cuadra, 63, and her daughter Ana Alvarez Horvilleur, 43, were arrested on September 13 along with Ana Alvarez Horvilleur’s husband, Félix Roiz, a 56-year-old Nicaraguan engineer. ” They were sentenced to the terms required by prosecutor Heydi Estela Ramirez: eight years for my wife and (eight years also for) my girl Ana, said Javier Alvarez. Felix Roiz was sentenced to ten years in prison, he said.
Nicaraguan authorities had not confirmed the convictions Thursday midday. The two Franco-Nicaraguayans and Félix Roiz were accused of “ betrayal to the fatherland », « violation of national sovereignty ” and ” spreading false information on social media “.
For its part, France deplored the refusal of its ambassador to Nicaragua to attend the trial of two Franco-Nicaraguan women, who were sentenced to 8 years in prison and denounced ” opacity around this trial. More than 200 opponents are now detained in Nicaragua. Most were arrested in the crackdown on anti-power protests five years ago.