Nicaraguan Police Arrest The Country's Opposition Leader

Presidential hopeful Cristiana Chamorro, who seeks to challenge longtime President Daniel Ortega in the national elections in November, leaves the Nicaragua Attorney General of the Republic office after the government announced a money laundering investigation against her, in Managua, Nicaragua May 21, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Herrera 

The Guardian: Nicaragua police detain opposition leader and expected Ortega challenger 

Investigation of Cristiana Chamorro seen as an attempt to stop her from challenging country’s autocratic leader in November elections 

Police in Nicaragua have stormed into the house of a prominent opposition leader, one day after formally filing money laundering charges against her in what was seen as an attempt to stop an electoral challenge to the autocratic leader Daniel Ortega.

Cristiana Chamorro, 67, was detained at her home south of the capital Managua on Wednesday, 15 minutes before she was scheduled to give a virtual news conference to reporters.  

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More News On The Arrest Of Nicaragua's Opposition Leader  

Nicaraguan police place opposition leader under house arrest -- Swiss Info/Reuters  

Police in Nicaragua detain expected Ortega challenger -- L.A. Times  

Nicaraguan police raid home of opposition presidential hopeful -- Al Jazeera