Nicaragua: three children of ex-president Violeta Chamorro accused of money laundering
Some 34 opponents, including seven presidential contenders, have been arrested in Nicaragua since June by police.
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Three children of the former President of Nicaragua Violeta Barrios de Chamorro were accused Tuesday, August 24, in particular of money laundering in the context of investigations against political opponents, AFP learned from an official source.
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They are journalist Carlos Fernando Chamorro, in exile in Costa Rica since June, former favorite in the November presidential election
Cristiana Chamorro
, under house arrest since June 2, and politician Pedro Joaquín Chamorro , arrested on June 25, the public prosecutor said in a statement.
Cristiana Chamorro had already been accused in June of “
abusive management and ideological lies in connection with money laundering
”.
The prosecutor's office also charged her on Tuesday with embezzlement and improper withholding of funds.
According to the prosecution, the alleged acts were committed through the Violeta Barrios de Chamorro Foundation (FVBCH), a press freedom training and defense center that Cristiana Chamorro directed for twenty years, until in February.
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34 opponents arrested since June
Carlos Fernando Chamorro is accused of money laundering, embezzlement and abusive detention and his brother Pedro Joaquín of abusive management and detention.
Pedro's only crime was to "
demand free elections
," his brother Carlos tweeted, alluding to the ruling party's control of the electoral system.
The prosecution did not specify when the preliminary hearings would take place.
Along with them, seven other people who worked or collaborated with the FVBCH Foundation were also accused of various crimes.
Mi hermano Pedro J. Chamorro B. cumple 60 días secuestrado.
Su único "delito" fue colocarse in the line of presidential precandidatos of CxL, where there are había 5 presos, y requestar elecciones free.
Hoy lo acusaron falsely.
Exijamos su libertad y la de 150 presos políticos.
https://t.co/9uv32NgpuQ
- Carlos F Chamorro (@cefeche) August 24, 2021
Some 34 opponents, including seven presidential contenders, have been arrested since June by the police, some for money laundering and others for "
treason
", under a law that came into force in December which punishes penalties. from prison those who encourage economic blockages and foreign interference.
President Daniel Ortega, in power since 2007 after two successive re-elections,
was authorized on August 2
by his party to run for a fourth term in the November elections.
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