In Nicaragua, President Daniel Ortega and Vice President Rosario Murillo have effectively eliminated judicial independence by ordering that judges lose their authority over property seizures. A new police directive mandates that such actions must receive prior approval from the police, who are led by Ortega and Murillo's son-in-law. This move not only violates the Nicaraguan Constitution but also embodies the regime's authoritarian practices, where repression targets anyone perceived as an opponent. Legal experts, such as Juan-Diego Barberena, have condemned this systematic erosion of the rule of law.
The recent police directive stripping judges' authority represents a significant step in Nicaragua's descent into autocracy, undermining constitutional safeguards meant to protect judicial independence.
This measure to subordinate judges to police approval for asset seizures consolidates the Ortega-Murillo regime's control and further erodes the rule of law in Nicaragua.
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