Nicaragua defends detention of opposition 'usurpers'

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Nicaragua's government defends detention of 13 opposition figures, including four presidential hopefuls, claiming they are 'usurpers' funded by US to topple President Daniel Ortega

Managua says detention of 13 opposition figures, including four presidential hopefuls, is warranted, saying they are"usurpers" funded by US to topple President Daniel Ortega.

Nicaragua's government has defended the arrests of 13 opposition figures, including four presidential hopefuls, claiming they are "usurpers" funded by the United States to topple President Daniel Ortega. The government said on Monday they had been detained on charges of "inciting foreign intervention" by the US.

The opposition figures received "millions of dollars in cash from the American public though USAID," the government said in a document.Nicaragua has come under fire internationally for the arrests, which began on June 2 when Cristiana Chamorro, the daughter of former president Violeta Barrios de Chamorro was held under house arrest.

 

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