RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Opposition candidate Cristiana María Chamorro Barrios was disqualified this Wednesday from participating in the general elections called for next November 7, in which the country’s president, Sandinista Daniel Ortega, in power since 2007, seeks new reelection.
The Fifth District Criminal Court of Hearings Managua District endorsed “the precautionary measures requested by the Public Ministry” against Chamorro Barrios, accused for the crimes of abusive management, ideological falsehood, both in real concurrence with money laundering, goods and assets.
A Nicaraguan judge issued this Wednesday a search and arrest warrant against the opposition presidential candidate Cristiana María Chamorro Barrios, who was accused the day before by the Public Prosecutor’s Office.
Judge Karen Chavarría Morales, head of the Ninth Criminal District Court of Managua, issued the search and arrest warrant against Chamorro Barrios, who directed the NGO Fundación Violeta Barrios de Chamorro until last February when it closed.
Chamorro Barrios is the opposition figure with the highest probability of winning the November elections, in which President Daniel Ortega seeks new reelection.