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(CNN Spanish) - In Managua, capital of Nicaragua, two opposition protesters were injured on Saturday after police officers forcibly held a march called by the Blue and White National Unit and the Civic Alliance for Justice and Democracy and that would leave four points in the center of the city.
The incident was recorded in a busy banking center where hundreds of police officers arrived who, at the request of dozens of protesters, threw stun and smoke bombs to disperse the mobilization.
CNN consulted the Police if they received the written notification that the organizers of the march took, but did not respond to our requests for information.
- OAS expresses discomfort at the decision of the Government of Nicaragua to prohibit the entry of agency officials
The institution banned opposition demonstrations since October 2018, on the grounds that these initiatives alter public order, generate insecurity and ensuring that the conveners have a history
criminal or were linked to what they call failed coup attempt, despite the fact that the Nicaraguan Constitution enshrines the right to assembly and peaceful mobilization, without prior permission.
In the march they would pay tribute to the teenager Matt Romero, who died after being shot by paramilitaries when he participated in an opposition demonstration on September 23, 2018.
Police reported that the young man had died in a crossfire. His relatives told CNN last December that they were unaware of any ongoing investigation for the young man's death.
Crisis in Nicaragua
