Breaking News: Ortega Releases & Banishes Over 200 Political Prisoners
The Nicaraguans are traveling on a charter flight to the US capital. The Ortega Murillo regime is silent.
HAVANA TIMES – In the early hours of this Thursday, February 9, the Ortega-Murillo dictatorship released 222 political prisoners, who were held in different prisons in the country, revealed sources linked to the relatives of the prisoners.
Diplomatic sources confirmed that the prisoners were sent out of the country on a charter flight that travels to the United States, where it will arrive in the US capital at noon.
Among those released are prisoners held in the Modelo and La Esperanza prisons for more than two years, and others who have remained in the infamous El Chipote jail and under house arrest for up to 600 days.
During Wednesday night, the hundreds of prisoners were taken from their cells and boarded on buses that took them to an unknown destination. Several of the prisoners who were under house arrest were also taken.
In recent weeks, Ortega judges applied “accessory penalties” to the sentences of political prisoners in which they impose an alleged “perpetual disqualification” of their political and civil rights.
Lawyers who are experts in criminal law described these sentences as “void”, “illegal” and “unconstitutional”, because they do not exist in the Nicaraguan legal framework. They further demanded the annulment of the spurious trials so that all prisoners of conscience fully recover their freedom and political rights
While the flight that transports the 222 political prisoners to the United States, the Ortega-Murillo regime has not provided any information about their release.
The US says it was a “unilateral decision”
The Biden administration informed the US congress today that the exile of the Nicaraguan political prisoners was a “unilateral decision” of the Nicaraguan Government, although it stressed that “we welcome these people to the United States.”
“While we have constantly pressed publicly and privately for the release of political prisoners in Nicaragua, the Government of Nicaragua made its own decision to release them,” the US government explained.
Biden noted that the United States facilitated transportation and entry into the United States and will provide “emergency support,” which includes medical care, provision of essential items, basic living costs, and psychosocial monitoring.
“We cannot comment on the details of the people released by the Government of Nicaragua, apart from indicating that included in this group is Mr. Michael Healy, a citizen with dual US and Nicaraguan nationality,” the communication said.
Ortega has spewed hate in his speeches
In November 2021, after his third illegitimate re-election, Daniel Ortega delivered the first of his most virulent speeches against the political prisoners, which he ordered jailed to nullify his electoral and political competition.
Ortega called the political prisoners “sons of bitches of the imperialists”, in addition to his customary epithets of “traitors and sellouts”, to deny them their status as Nicaraguans.
“Just as President (Franklin D.) Roosevelt said that Somoza was a son of a bitch, but that he was our son of a bitch, those who are imprisoned there are the sons of bitches of the Yankee imperialists. They should be taken to the United States because they are not Nicaraguans, they do not have a homeland. There they can serve for what they are, slaves of the empire, traitors to the homeland,” Ortega shouted to the applause of his followers.
Last January, Daniel Ortega also used his first speech of 2023, during the installation of the new legislative period, to make it clear that he will not exonerate the 235 political prisoners despite the “campaigns” for their release. He assured that “not even with a life sentence” could they pay off the damage that, according to him, they caused to Nicaragua during the massive protests of 2018, which he again described as a “bloody attempted coup d’état.”
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Here is the complete list of the political prisoners released and banished
- Yader de los Ángeles Parajón Gutiérrez
- Yaser Muhamar Vado González
- Yubrank Miguel Suazo Herrera
- Ana Margarita Vijil Gurdián
- Dora María Téllez Argüello
- Lesther Lenin Alemán Alfaro
- María Fernanda Ernestina Flores Lanzas
- Miguel de los Ángeles Mora Barberena
- Suyen Barahona Cuán
- Miguel Ángel Mendoza Urbina
- Horacio Francisco Xavier Aguirre Sacasa
- José Antonio Peraza Collado
- Medardo Mairena Sequeira
- Pedro Joaquín Mena Amador
- Freddy Alberto Navas López
- Víctor Hugo Tinoco Fonseca
- Max Isaac Jerez Meza
- María del Socorro Oviedo Delgado
- Luis Alberto Rivas Anduray
- Mauricio José Díaz Dávila
- Jaime José Arellano Arana
- Noel José Vidaurre Argüello
- Irving Isidro Larios Sánchez
- Roger Abel Reyes Barrera
- José Alejandro Quintanilla Hernández
- Arturo José Cruz Sequeira
- Félix Alejandro Maradiaga Blandón
- Violeta Mercedes Granera Padilla
- Juan Sebastián Chamorro García
- José Adán Aguerri Chamorro
- José Bernard Pallais Arana
- Daysi Tamara Dávila Rivas
- Cristiana María Chamorro Barrios
- Walter Antonio Gómez Silva
- Marco Antonio Fletes Casco
- Pedro Salvador Vázquez Cortedano
- Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Barrios
- Edgard Francisco Parrales Castillo
- María Esther González Vega
- Cinthia Samantha Padilla Jirón
- Larry Reynaldo Méndez Duarte
- Harry Bayardo Chávez Cerda
- Yoel Ibzan Sandino Ibarra
- Rusia Evelyn Pinto Centeno
- Alejandra de los Ángeles Pérez González
- Juan Lorenzo Jerónimo Emiliano Holmann Chamorro
- Michael Edwin Anthony Healy Lacayo
- Álvaro Javier Vargas Duarte
- Oscar Danilo Benavides Dávila
- Félix Ernesto Roiz Sotomayor
- Jeannine Horvilleur Cuadra
- Ana Carolina Álvarez Horvilleur
- Hugo Ramón Rodríguez Flores
- Gabriel Alfonso López del Carmen
- Mildred Giselle Rayos Ramírez
- Miguel Alejandro Flores Matus
- Hilfrem René Saborío Rocha
- Ramiro Reynaldo Tijerino Chávez
- Sadiel Antonio Eugarrios Cano
- José Luís Díaz Cruz
- Sergio José Cárdenas Flores
- Melkin Antonio Centeno Sequeira
- Raúl Antonio Vega González
- Darvin Esteyling Leyva Mendoza
- Adolfo Román García Ramírez
- Mario José Sánchez Vega
- Carlos Alberto Lam Rodríguez
- Fredys Antonio Laguna Serrado
- José David Gallo Torrez
- Allan Sebastián Bermúdez Corea
- Sandra del Carmen Acevedo Díaz
- Karla Patricia Vega Canales
- José Noel Talavera Arauz
- Nicolás Palacios Ortiz
- Danilo Adolfo Dumas Blanco
- Nora Indiana Cuevas Abaunza
- Arnulfo José Somarriba Aguilar
- Freddy Martín Porras García
- José Javier Álvarez Arguello
- Benito Enrique Martínez
- Javiera Auxiliadora Jiménez Ortega
- Guisella Elizaxbeth Ortega Cerón
- Heydi Walkiria Ortega
- Francisco Hernaldo Vásquez Delgado
- Oscar René Antonio Vargas Escobar
- Maybel Marginny Aguilar Mojica
- Moisés Abraham Astorga Sáenz
- María José Camacho Chévez
- Hans Camacho Chévez
- Manuel Antonio Obando Cortedano
- Wilberto Artola Mejía
- Martha del Socorro Ubilla
- Thelma Estela Vanegas García
- Javier Enrique Espinoza Rodríguez
- José Ricardo Muñoz López
- Donald Margarito Alvarenga Mendoza
- Esterlin Soriano Gonzalez
- Francisco José López González
- Abel Daniel Brenes Sánchez
- Santos Camilo Bellorin Lira
- Alexis Peralta Espinoza
- Nidia Lorena Barbosa Castillo
- María José Aragón Abarca
- Moisés David Salinas Paz
- Rubén Araldo Manzanarez Mena
- Armando Robles Alanís
- Dominga de la Cruz Morales Jiménez
- Isaac Isaías Martínez Rivas
- María José Martínez Salas
- Esteban Paniagua Espinoza
- Luis Ernaldo Obando Granja
- Franklin José Quintero Armas
- Michael David Caballero Ayala
- Edgar Antonio Ayala Valle
- Ángel de Jesús Sequeira Zamora
- José Gadiel Sequeira Zamora
- José Ángel González Escobar
- Jaime de Jesús Romero Carrión
- Marvin Antonio Rodríguez López
- Denis Ramón Chavarría Zapata
- Max Alfredo Silva Rivas
- Wilfredo Alejandro Brenes Domínguez
- Marlon Antonio Narváez Franklin
- Edwin Antonio Hernández Figueroa
- Bryan Kessler Alemán
- Óscar Enrrique Amador Acuña
- Yorlin Efraín Robles Carballo
- Augusto Ezequiel Calero Lazo
- Jader Modesto Téllez
- Juan Agustín Barrilla Chavarría
- Julio César Pineda Isaguirre
- Pablo Emilio Téllez
- Danny Ángeles García González
- Nilson José Membreño
- Osman Marcell Aguilar Rodríguez
- Bernardo José Ramos Galo
- Manuel de Jesús Sobalvarro Bravo
- Denis Antonio García Jirón
- Francisco Xavier Pineda Guatemala
- Kevin Antonio Zamora Delgado y/o Zamora Delgado
- Kaled Antonio Toruño Maradiaga
- Luis Carlos Valle Tinoco
- Michael Rodrigo Samorio Anderson
- Pedro Joaquín Rodríguez Mendoza
- Marvin Antonio Castellón Ubilla
- Richard Alexanders Saavedra Cedeño
- Gabriel Eliseo Sequeira García
- Ángel Sebastián Martínez Arana
- Richard De Jesús Martínez Arana
- Adrián Alexander Arana y/o Adrián Alexander Martínez Arana
- Brayan Vladimir Cornejo Rivas
- Marvin Samir López Ñamendy
- Norlan José Cárdenas Ortiz
- Jean Carlos Ríos López
- Maycol Antonio Arce
- Wilbere Antonio Prado Gutiérrez
- Juan Aníbal Zeledón Rodríguez
- Sergio José Beteta Carrillo
- Rodolfo Alexander Zamora Sandoval
- Benjamín Ernesto Gutiérrez Collado
- Eduardo José Morales Gadea
- Wilbert Alberto Pérez
- Carlos Alberto Bonilla López
- Hader Humberto González Zeledón
- Cristian David Meneses Machado
- Edwar Enrique Lacayo Rodríguez
- John Christopher Cerna Zúñiga
- José Santo Sánchez Rodríguez
- Kevin Roberto Solís
- Néstor Eduardo Montealto Núñez
- Uriel José Pérez
- Víctor Manuel Soza Herrera
- Marlon Gerardo Sáenz Cruz (Chino Enoc)
- Víctor Manuel Díaz Pérez
- Gustavo Adolfo Mendoza Beteta
- William Antonio Caldera Navarrete
- Ernesto Antonio Ramírez García
- Jorge Junior Marenco Rojas
- Jairo Lenin Centeno Ríos
- Steven Moisés Mendoza
- Wilmer Alfredo Mendoza Espinoza
- María Esperanza Sánchez García
- Karla Vanessa Escobar Maldonado
- Julia Cristina Hernández Arévalo
- Fredy Adán Valdivia Quintero
- Antonio Zelaya Sevilla
- Santos Isabel Pérez Valdivia
- Emiliano Zeledón Valdivia
- Jerling Uriel Cruz Ortiz
- José Alcides Zeledón Úbeda
- Jorge Adolfo García Arancibia
- Yader Antonio Polanco Cisneros
- Oliver José Montenegro Muñoz
- Leyving Eliezer Chavarría
- Luis Enrique Meza Lagos
- Walter Antonio Montenegro Rivera
- Moisés Alfredo Leiva Chavarría
- Edilio Jordani García y/o García Cárdenas
- Dorling Antonio Montenegro Muñoz
- Jeziel David Chavarría Úbeda
- Freddy Nolasco Zeledón Castillo
- Samuel Enrique González
- Mauricio Javier Valencia
- Gerardo Antonio Mejía Montoya
- Dennis Javier Palacios Hernández
- Ezequiel de Jesús González Alvarado
- Gabriel Renán Ramírez Somarriba
- Jonny Alonso Castro Hernández
- Kennis José Vargas Gutiérrez
- Lesther José Selva
- Baltazar Dávila Sobalvarro
- Lázaro Ernesto Rivas Pérez
- Carlos Antonio López Avendaño
- Osmar Ramón Vindell López
- Óscar Enmanuel Centeno Altamirano
- Rogelio Francisco Cruz Calderón
- Roberto Emilio Larios Meléndez
- Humberto Alejandro Pérez Largaespada
- Carlos Raúl Valle Guerrero
- Gloria María Cajina Machado
- Raúl Oporta León
- Orlando Arturo Campos Corre