Lima, Peru, Jul 29, 2011 / 16:01 pm
The announcement that President Daniel Ortega will seek reelection is a sign that there is no rule of law in the nation and that the people are losing confidence, said a bishop in Nicaragua.
“These institutions have even made decisions that go against the Constitution itself, and thus the rule of law does not exist. This has cultivated distrust among the people,” said Bishop Socrates Rene Sandigo Giron in an interview with CNA.
Bishop Sandigo Giron is the secretary of the Bishops’ Conference of Nicaragua.
The bishop said he was concerned about the political tension that has gripped the country in recent months. He also rejected the pressure the current government is putting on the country, after a questionable ruling by the Constitutional Court is allowing Ortega to seek reelection.