By Ivan Olivares (Confidencial)
HAVANA TIMES – Eveling Carolina Matus Hernandez, a 35-year-old businesswoman, mother, and political prisoner, was illegally detained by the Police on the afternoon of June 25, 2024, in Managua. Sources connected to her are now demanding that officials at the “La Esperanza” women’s prison acknowledge that they are holding her, allowing them to provide her with food, cleaning supplies, and allow her two young children to visit her.
Matus was arrested after police found an old social media post of hers, where she referred to Monsignor Silvio Báez as her “true leader,” as well as photos showing her participating in protests in 2018. According to a source speaking to CONFIDENCIAL, these photos on her phone were enough to accuse her of “terrorism” and “treason against the homeland.”
Eveling Matus studied at the Central American University, being part of the first generation to graduate with a degree in Marketing and Advertising. She worked for several years as the Advertising Coordinator for Claro before establishing a courier company called ASAP (As Soon As Possible) in April 2018.
On the afternoon of June 25, after leaving her business in the Lomas del Valle residential area, Matus was detained by police agents who