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Weekly Report - 23 November 2023 (WR-23-47)
NICARAGUA: Purge of judiciary raises questions
Nicaragua’s First Lady and Vice President Rosario Murillo has carried out a major purge of the judiciary in recent weeks, resulting in hundreds of dismissals, according to independent media outlets such as Confidencial. The changes in the judiciary, a key tool in the Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional (FSLN) government’s unremitting crackdown on dissent, has been attributed to a power struggle between factions within the FSLN loyal to Murillo and to President Daniel Ortega [WR-12-13]. As with previous signs of cracks within the FSLN such as the March 2022 defection of Nicaragua’s former ambassador to the Organization of American States (OAS), Arturo McFields [WR-22-13], the latest suggestions of divisions have drawn particular attention given the widespread belief that any political threat to the presidential couple is likely to come from within.
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