They arrest Juan Sebastián Chamorro, presidential candidate in Nicaragua

Chamorro and Maradiaga arrested in Nicaragua 1:31

(CNN Spanish) -

In Nicaragua, the presidential candidate Juan Sebastián Chamorro was arrested this Tuesday, according to a police statement.

The arrest, according to the text, is given by:

"Carry out acts that undermine independence, sovereignty, and self-determination, incite foreign interference in internal affairs, request military interventions, organize with financing from foreign powers to carry out acts of terrorism and destabilization, propose and manage economic and commercial blockades. and of financial operations against the country and its institutions, to demand, exalt and applaud the imposition of sanctions against the State of Nicaragua and its citizens, and injure the supreme interests of the nation ”.

The candidate was summoned to the Prosecutor's Office this Wednesday.

It is unknown how Chamorro declares himself in the face of the accusations.

CNN is trying to reach its legal team.

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Juan Sebastián Chamorro is the fourth presidential candidate arrested in recent days.

His cousin, Cristiana Chamorro, also a candidate, is among those recently arrested.

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The Secretary General of the OAS, Luis Almagro, reacted to the news of the arrest and wrote on his Twitter account that “the release of Juan Sebastián Chamorro and all the other political prisoners in Nicaragua is urgent and that the harassment and oppression cease. of the dictatorship of the patricide Daniel Ortega ».

"Nicaragua deserves to be free and democratic," Almagro added.

The release of Juan Sebastián Chamorro and all other political prisoners in #Nicaragua is urgent and the harassment and oppression of the dictatorship of the patricidal Daniel Ortega cease.

Nicaragua deserves to be free and democratic.

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- Luis Almagro (@ Almagro_OEA2015) June 9, 2021