Posted on Jun 8, 2021
Nicaragua arrests third possible challenger to Daniel Ortega
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Authorities in Nicaragua have arrested a third potential presidential challenger to veteran leader Daniel Ortega in elections later this year.
Felix Maradiaga has been accused of terrorism and plotting against Nicaragua's sovereignty and independence.
He is being investigated under a controversial new security law passed in December by Mr Ortega's government.
The US branded Mr Ortega "a dictator" after Tuesday's arrest.
Last week, opposition leader Cristiana Chamorro was placed under house arrest for alleged money laundering, which she denies.
And on Saturday another opposition figure, Arturo Cruz, was detained at Managua airport as he arrived from the US.
Felix Maradiaga has been accused of terrorism and plotting against Nicaragua's sovereignty and independence.
He is being investigated under a controversial new security law passed in December by Mr Ortega's government.
The US branded Mr Ortega "a dictator" after Tuesday's arrest.
Last week, opposition leader Cristiana Chamorro was placed under house arrest for alleged money laundering, which she denies.
And on Saturday another opposition figure, Arturo Cruz, was detained at Managua airport as he arrived from the US.
Nicaragua arrests third possible challenger to Daniel Ortega
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SSG Robert Perrotto
this has nothing to do with Trump, the man has been out of power for 6 months, time to move on Randy.
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SFC Randy Hellenbrand
SSG Robert Perrotto - You sure brought him in quick. I see how TDS is acute in trumpkins. LOL!
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SSG Robert Perrotto
SFC Randy Hellenbrand - I am not the one who brought him into something that has nothing to do with America, it's politics, or citizens. You did. And for your info, "TDS" is used to describe people like you, who just cannot let the man fade into obscurity. He is the ultimate boogeyman for you, and lives rent free in your mind.
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He is an avowed socialist of the Marxist-Leninist type who, as head of the junta in the 1980s, pursued socialist programs opposed by most of the population and ordered military attacks on Mayan villages that refused to communalize their farmlands. Note how the very liberal BBC styles him a "veteran" politician.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
1SG Steven Imerman I Know what Ortega is. One of those that My Team was Tasked with "Listening" in On. Remember working with a Spanish Russian Linguist Listening into one of his Phone Calls.
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