The United States on Monday slapped sanctions on nine Nicaraguan officials and the Public Ministry of Nicaragua, citing “sham national elections orchestrated by President Daniel Ortega” and his Vice President Rosario Murillo.“The Ortega regime is using laws and institutions to detain members of the political opposition and deprive Nicaraguans from the right to vote,” said Office of Foreign Assets Control Director Andrea M Gacki in a statement posted on the US Department of the Treasury website. “The United States is sending an unequivocal message to President Ortega, Vice President Murillo, and their inner circle that we stand with the Nicaraguan people in their calls for reform and a return to democracy.”The Treasury said nearly 40 opposition figures including seven potential presidential candidates were arrested and jailed in the run-up to the November 7 election, which saw Ortega re-elected for a fourth consecutive term.
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