Human rights groups have accused President Daniel Ortega of targeting critical Catholic Church leaders following nationwide protests in 2018.
MANAGUA, Nicaragua – A Nicaraguan judge sentenced four Catholic priests to 10-year prison terms on Monday, February 6, after they were charged with “treason” and “spreading false news,” amid what rights groups call aTwo Catholic seminarians studying for the priesthood were also sentenced to a decade behind bars on the same charges.
“We condemn these perverse actions of the regime, which violate human rights,” the Nicaraguan Center for Human Rights wrote in a post on Twitter.The Nicaraguan government and the country’s Catholic bishops conference did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Ortega accused the leaders of attempting to overthrow him when they served as mediators with protest groups during the unrest that claimed more than 300 lives.
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