- Name: Rodrigo Navarrete
- Position: Former soldier
- Deprived of liberty since: November 26, 2022
- Judgment: Not guilty
- Country: Republic of Nicaragua
- Place of confinement: Chipote Jail
- Health condition: Normal
- Torture complaint: Subject to due process violations
Nicaraguan police controlled by Daniel Ortega arbitrarily detained Rodrigo Navarrete, uncle of the political prisoner Jaime Navarrete. Rodrigo had been demanding his nephew’s release until last November 26, at dawn, when the Police destroyed the doors of his house and took him out with violence.
Navarrete’s relatives denounced that members of the police raided the house in the Loma Linda neighborhood of Managua to arrest him. The search lasted two hours, looking for supposed “weapons” which they obviously did not find, taking cell phones. Until now, the reasons for the arbitrary arrest and detention in the District of Managua are unknown.
After four months of imprisonment Rodrigo was found not guilty by the Eighth Local Criminal Court of Managua. He regained his freedom on March 30, 2023.
Sponsors
Javier Nart Peñalver
Position: Member of the European Parliament (MEP)
Observations
He has served as one of the vice-presidents of the Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) in the 2014-2019 parliamentary term. He renewed his seat in the European Parliament in the European elections of May 2019.
