Nicaragua police arrest editor of newspaper critical of Ortega

Arrest of La Prensa editor Juan Hollman Chamorro is latest in President Daniel Ortega’s crackdown on opposition figures.

Nicaraguan police have arrested a top editor of a newspaper critical of President Daniel Ortega, who has overseen a months-long crackdown on opposition leaders and potential challengers ahead of an election in November. In a statement on Saturday, the country’s national police said it had arrested Juan Hollman Chamorro of La Prensa, a publication that is fiercely critical of Ortega, for customs fraud, as well as laundering money, property and assets. They said the case was being turned over to authorities “for prosecution and to determine criminal responsibilities”.