The former political prisoners were welcomed in Guatemala, the United States reported. The Ortega-Murillo regime remains silent.
HAVANA TIMES – In the early hours of Thursday, September 5th, the Ortega-Murillo dictatorship released 135 political prisoners, who had been held in various prisons across the country and exiled them to Guatemala, revealed the US government.
“The Biden-Harris Administration today secured the release of 135 political prisoners unjustly detained in Nicaragua, for humanitarian reasons. No one should be imprisoned for peacefully exercising their fundamental rights to free expression, association, and religious practice,” stated U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan in a press release.
The released individuals have already landed in Guatemala and will be “offered the opportunity to seek legal means to rebuild their lives in the United States or other countries through the Safe Mobility Office initiative.”
“President (Joe) Biden and Vice President (Kamala) Harris thank President (Bernardo) Arév