Nicaraguan police on Saturday arrested the general manager of the newspaper La Prensa, a day after raiding its offices and accusing the publication of customs fraud and money laundering, a scathing critic of President Daniel Ortega.
In a statement, the National Police said it had arrested Juan Holman Chamorro for customs fraud as well as laundering money, property and assets, leading to increased crackdowns against the paper and other critics of the Ortega administration.
A day before Friday’s raid on La Prensa, the newspaper said it was no longer able to produce a print edition because the government was withholding the paper from it.
On Friday night, Ortega accused the newspaper of “lies, slander, defamation, money laundering and non-payment of taxes”.
His government’s attacks against the opposition and critics have left Ortega internationally isolated.
Ortega, a former Marxist guerrilla and former United States anti-Cold War operative, is seeking to come to power for a fourth time in a row in November’s elections.
La Prensa is controlled by the Chamorro family, some of whom have long been opponents of Ortega. After the arrest of the general manager, now four family members are in custody.
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