European Union extends sanctions on Nicaraguan officials

Measures include banning these officials from travelling to EU countries and freezing any assets they hold in European banks.

Nicaraguan Vice President Rosario Murillo. Photo: REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas

Additionally, three Nicaraguan organizations, including the national police, the Supreme Electoral Council, and the Telecommunications Institute, were also placed on the sanctions list, making it illegal for EU citizens and businesses to finance them.

The sanctions were initially imposed in 2019 in response to human rights allegations over the 2018 crackdown on anti-government protests, which left more than 300 people dead.

Nicaraguan authorities expelled more than 100 political prisoners in September and have been cracking down on anti-government protesters since 2018, charging them with conspiracy and treason, stripping many of them of their citizenship.

Cao Phong (according to Reuters)

Source: https://www.congluan.vn/lien-minh-chau-au-gia-han-lenh-cam-van-quan-chuc-nicaragua-post315919.html