Josep Borrell, the high representative of foreign affairs of the European Union, requested this Sunday the release of all political prisoners to President Daniel Ortega and Vice President Rosario Murillo, whom he ordered, as he had done on August 9, to stop the “Spiral of systematic repression” that the country is experiencing and, furthermore, to open up to a dialogue.
In a statement published on his Twitter account, Borrell supported Spain, a country that called its ambassador to Nicaragua for consultations on Tuesday, August 10 , a victim of attacks by the regime that has sent insulting diplomatic notes to members of the international community who have criticized him.
On the aforementioned August 9, Borrell had lamented the cancellation of the legal status of Ciudadanos por la Libertad, which he considers crushed the prospects for a credible and legitimate electoral process.
EU united in support of DD. H H.
Borrell now described as “unacceptable” and “unjustifiable” the accusations of Managua in the case of Spain and ratified that “the EU is united in condemning the systematic repression by the Nicaraguan authorities and in the defense of democracy, the rule of law, critical but respectful dialogue and human rights ”.
Since last May, Nicaragua has experienced a repressive escalation that has left 32 detainees, among opposition leaders, peasants, students, and seven candidates for the Presidency. The last captured was the manager of La Prensa, Juan Lorenzo Holmann Chamorro, who is being investigated in the process that the State opened to the newspaper for alleged “money laundering” and “customs fraud . “
Due to disrespect for the rights of Nicaraguan citizens, on August 2, the EU added Vice President Rosario Murillo , her son Juan Carlos Ortega Murillo, the economic advisor to the Presidency Bayardo Arce, the president of the Assembly Gustavo Porras, the Attorney General Ana Julia Guido, the president of the Supreme Court of Justice Alba Luz Ramos and two police chiefs. With these officials there are already 14 people with restrictive measures after the deterioration of the political situation in Nicaragua, according to an official communication .
For its part, Managua called for consultations with its ambassadors in Colombia, Argentina, Mexico and Costa Rica in response to the measure taken by those countries, which, for their part, called their representatives on Nicaraguan soil, concerned about the situation of human rights in the Central American country.
A career diplomat, consulted by CONFIDENTIAL on condition of anonymity, explained that the vulgar language used by Nicaragua is unprecedented in the history of the country and the only thing that produces is a greater isolation of the regime and exhibits “the quality of the ruler” that is Daniel Ortega, expressing “rudeness” in state communications that should be diplomatic.
Bauzá regrets the case of La Prensa
Criticism in Europe has continued against the Nicaraguan government. On Saturday August 14, when the manager of La Prensa was arrested after the raid on the newspaper, the European deputy José Ramón Bauzá affirmed on his Twitter account that he was sure that the first cover that would be published in the morning would be that of the fall of the dictatorship.
In his latest statements, however, the Nicaraguan ruler has rejected the “interventionism” of the countries that have questioned him for the constant abuses, including the EU, the United States and Canada, of which the latter have also imposed sanctions.
From Ortega’s vision, this “defense against imperialist interests” is one of the axes of attack against opponents in the midst of the repressive escalation, because he considers them an instrument of “colonialist interests.”
Since 2018, the regime maintains that it was the victim of an “attempted coup,” however, international human rights organizations documented serious violations against citizens who demonstrated against the Government, as a result of the excessive use of force by the government. Police and paramilitaries.
Among the insults uttered by the Nicaraguan Ministry of Foreign Affairs to Spain are several qualifiers, the main one considers the European questions as a repeated interference, of “unprecedented colonial pretensions 200 years after independence.”
“The day will come when their rabid, ridiculous, high-sounding and fallacious voices will give rise to others, fraternal, respectful, and true. We are sure that a better world is possible, and for that we work ”, said the regime, referring to Spain.
