Jailed Nicaraguan opposition leader Chamorro, brother found guilty
Cristiana Chamorro
A formerNicaraguanpresidential hopeful and herbrotherwerefoundguiltyof several financial crimes late Friday, relatives of the two told Reuters.
CristianaChamorro, who was ahead of current President Daniel Ortega in the polls when she was arrested in June 2021, and herbrother, former lawmaker Pedro JoaquinChamorroBarrios, had been outspoken critics of Ortega's administration until their arrests, which the United States and international human rights groups have denounced as politically motivated.
The two are the children of former President Violeta Barrios deChamorro, who beat Ortega in the 1990 elections to end his first term. He took office again in 2007 and won re-election a fourth consecutive time last year after many of his opponents werejailed.
Chamorrowas convicted of laundering money through a free speech organization she ran, which was dissolved early last year after laws restricting nonprofit operations in the country were passed. Prosecutors saidChamorroreceived money from abroad through the organization "to destabilize the government."
She and herbrotherwere also convicted of abusive management and misappropriation and retention of funds. Prosecutors are seeking a 13-year sentence forChamorro, which she will be able to serve under house arrest. Three formerfoundation employees were also convicted. Herbrothercould receive up to seven years in prison.
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Lawyers forChamorroand herbrotherhad denied the charges.
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"My siblings Pedro Joaquin and CristianaChamorroproclaimed their innocence in the few minutes they had to speak," theirbrotherCarlosChamorrosaid in a Tweet after the conviction.
Chamorrowas arrested the same week as seven other potential political rivals. A total of 46 opponents to leftist Ortega, a former guerrilla commander, werejailedduring last year's elections.
Earlier this week, U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet urged Ortega to re-establish a "credible, fair and transparent electoral process" ahead of municipal elections in the Central American country later this year.