Nicaraguan political prisoner Viktor Hugo Tinoko warns of the severity of health conditions

The former guerrilla and former vice-general of Nicaraguan Victor Hugo Tinoco, one of the 46 opponents of the administration of Daniel Ortega, who has been detained since last year, warned on Tuesday about fears of his life, relatives and human rights groups.

The prisoner's daughter, Christy Antinoco, explains in a record published in the media that her father suffered from “aggravating factors” such as high blood pressure, heart rhythm disorders and low white blood cells.

“My father's defense system is abnormally low. I already had a bone marrow biopsy to determine if it was cancer, but I could not find the cause of the decrease in white blood cells.”

The former arms comrade of Ortega, 69, was sentenced to 13 years in prison for undermining the integrity of the country as part of several trials against opponents arrested last year, including seven presidential candidates.

The arrest took place at the beginning of the November elections, and since 2007, Ortega, who came to power, was elected for the fourth consecutive year.

Ortega accuses him of plotting to overthrow him with the support of Washington. Their administration prosecutes them in accordance with the laws passed by the National Congress of Governments in 2020, punishing those who violate the integrity of the country and encouraging acts in favor of sanctions and foreign interference.

Opposition parties and the international community believe that the arrest worked to ensure the continuation of Ortega's power.

The European Union (EU) stated that “in this trial, judges and prosecutors systematically violated due process (...) The presumption of innocence was broken in a public note from the Prosecutor's Office, which describes prisoners as “criminals” and “criminals.”

On February 12, another opponent was imprisoned, and the former guerrilla fighter Hugo Torres (Hugo Torres) died in the hospital after spending eight people in the hospital for several months. Prison.

The Independent Nicaraguan Center for Human Rights (Cenidh) demanded the freedom of Tinoko. “He has serious health and 'his life is in jeopard'

After Torres died, the authorities sent about 7 opponents with health problems who were imprisoned.

Of the 46 opponents who have been detained so far, at least 37 have been sentenced to imprisonment between 8 and 13 years.

One of the last “guilty” found was Cristiana Chamorro, a favorite journalist who faced Ortega in last year's presidential election.

The conviction of the daughter of former President Violeta Barrios de Chamorro (1990-1997) will be announced soon.

(Including information from AFP)

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