Humberto Ortega has been under house arrest since May 2024, “He suffered a sudden deterioration in his condition with cardiogenic shock,” according to the Military Hospital.
HAVANA TIMES – The health of retired General Humberto Ortega,, former head of the Nicaraguan Army, deteriorated on the morning of Sunday, September 29, 2024, leading to his admission to “intensive care,” according to a statement from the “Dr. Alejandro Davila Bolaños” Military Hospital.
“The patient experienced a sudden deterioration in his condition with cardiogenic shock and an altered state of consciousness, which required intensive care treatment to maintain blood pressure levels,” stated the Military Hospital in a press release.
This is the first time the Nicaraguan Army has acknowledged that the retired general is hospitalized at the Military Hospital. Since May 2024, the regime has kept Humberto Ortega Saavedra under house arrest.
In June 2024, Confidencial reported that the National Police had transferred the former Army chief to the Military Hospital with symptoms of a heart attack at his home, where he was under house arrest. Neither the Army nor the Police acknowledged Humberto Ortega’s condition at the time.
“On June 11, 2024, at 6:50 PM, patient Humberto Ortega Saavedra, 77 years old, was received from his home, accompanied by his attending doctors (Dr. Ariel Argüello and Dr. Jesser Rizo),” the Milit