{"id":169721,"date":"2025-06-28T08:48:28","date_gmt":"2025-06-28T14:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/sin-categoria\/nicaraguan-ex-military-officer-anibal-rivas-reed-sentenced-to-50-years-in-prison-for-treason\/"},"modified":"2025-07-01T09:18:30","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T15:18:30","slug":"nicaraguan-ex-military-officer-anibal-rivas-reed-sentenced-to-50-years-in-prison-for-treason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/en\/english\/nicaraguan-ex-military-officer-anibal-rivas-reed-sentenced-to-50-years-in-prison-for-treason\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicaraguan Ex-Military Officer An\u00edbal Rivas Reed Sentenced to 50 years in Prison For &#8220;Treason&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/nacion\/policia-ejecuta-redada-contra-14-ciudadanos-en-el-norte-de-nicaragua\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">An\u00edbal Mart\u00edn Rivas Reed,<\/a> a Nicaraguan political prisoner and former military officer, has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for \u201ctreason against the homeland,\u201d after being forcibly disappeared for 42 days by the regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo.<\/p>\n\n<p>The conviction of the 61-year-old political prisoner and former military officer was rejected by his family and friends, who stated in a press release that it was an injustice imposed through an arbitrary trial without due process. <\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cWe have been informed that he was tried in an arbitrary proceeding and sentenced to 50 years in prison, without any clear information about the charges or the minimum guarantees of due process,\u201d the family said.<\/p>\n\n<p>The statement also notes that Rivas was forcibly disappeared for 42 days. During that time, the regime\u2019s authorities concealed his whereabouts and prevented his family from locating him. <\/p>\n\n<p>After handing down the sentence, the authorities finally allowed the family to see and speak with Rivas. He reportedly told them he had been held in solitary confinement. <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">RECHAZAMOS PROFUNDAMENTE LA CONDENA ILEGAL A MI PAP\u00c1!<br><br>50 a\u00f1os de c\u00e1rcel por \u201ctraici\u00f3n a la patria\u201d, esa misma patria que ellos ultrajan, saquean, violentan y expulsan. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AhihbAsymP\">pic.twitter.com\/AhihbAsymP<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Sadie Rivas (@electtrocat) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/electtrocat\/status\/1938721236751917212?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 27, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<p>\u201cIn terms of health, he is stable; there has been no significant weight loss, and he confirmed that he is receiving his medication. However, we are concerned that he is only being given basic medications and not those needed to properly treat his medical condition. Although a doctor is present, he is not providing the specialized care required,\u201d the statement reads.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-denuncian-castigo-cruel-y-degradante\"><strong>Cruel and degrading punishment denounced<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p>The family also denounced the prolonged isolation imposed on the former military officer as \u201ca cruel, inhuman, and degrading form of punishment equivalent to torture under international standards.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p>They emphasized that the <a href=\"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/en\/english\/police-arrest-retired-general-alvaro-baltodano-in-matagalpa-say-local-farmers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">political prisoner<\/a> remains confined \u201cin a small, completely enclosed cell under total isolation, without the possibility of speaking or going outside in the sun.\u201d They added that \u201chis pale appearance clearly reflects the prolonged deprivation of sunlight,\u201d constituting a serious violation of his fundamental rights. <\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cWe demand that the State of Nicaragua immediately cease these inhumane conditions of detention. As his family, we call for his immediate and unconditional release, as well as the release of all political prisoners in Nicaragua,\u201d the statement concludes.<\/p>\n\n<p>Rivas Reed was abducted on May 17, 2025, by police agents during a raid in the department of Matagalpa, in which several ex-military officers were arrested. Among them was retired General <a href=\"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/en\/english\/retired-general-alvaro-baltodano-sentenced-to-20-years-in-prison-assets-confiscated\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00c1lvaro Baltodano Cantarero,<\/a> who was also sentenced to 20 years in prison for \u201ctreason against the homeland.\u201d <\/p>\n\n<p>Rivas Reed, known as \u201cEl Chele,\u201d is the maternal uncle of exiled former political prisoner Tamara Davila Rivas.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-medidas-cautelares-de-la-cidh\"><strong>IACHR Precautionary Measures<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p>The sentencing came three days after the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) granted Rivas <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oas.org\/es\/CIDH\/jsForm\/?File=\/es\/cidh\/prensa\/comunicados\/2025\/131.asp&amp;utm_content=country-nic&amp;utm_term=class-mc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">precautionary measures<\/a>, citing a situation of \u201cgravity and urgency\u201d due to the risk of \u201cirreparable harm\u201d to his life and personal integrity.<\/p>\n\n<p>The IACHR reported that after Rivas\u2019 arrest, relatives repeatedly visited different detention centers seeking information about his location and condition. However, despite their efforts and formal requests, the authorities failed to provide any official information regarding his whereabouts or status. <\/p>\n\n<p>The IACHR also noted that Rivas\u2019 relatives were unable to confirm the existence of any investigation file against him, the legal status of the case, the reasons for his detention, whether judicial reviews had occurred, where he was being held, the conditions of his detention, or whether he had access to legal representation of his choice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An\u00edbal Mart\u00edn Rivas Reed, a Nicaraguan political prisoner and former military officer, has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for \u201ctreason against the homeland,\u201d after being forcibly disappeared for 42 days by the regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo. 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