Government Nicaragua On Tuesday it revoked the legal status of 15 associations that operated as non-profits, bringing the total number of NGOs outlawed since December 2018 to more than 3,600 and transferring most of their assets to the state.

The dissolution of these organizations was approved in Managua. by the Minister of the Interior, Maria Amelia Coronel, in accordance with two ministerial agreements published in the official gazette La Gaceta of Nicaragua.

The Minister of Internal Affairs explained that she unilaterally closed 11 organizations for violations of laws which regulate them and the other four, since they have demanded their voluntary dissolution.

Institute of Technology that provided scholarships closed

Among the 15 canceled organizations is the Victoria Institute of Technology Association, owned by the Nicaraguan Brewing Company and which It was designated as an institution of higher education. which trained successful and highly qualified specialists for companies.

The educational institution that provided more than 100 scholarships annually to low-income high school students For the technical courses it offers, it has been authorized by the National Council of State Universities (CNU) since 2013.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs indicated that it closed the educational institution “due to interfere with control and surveillance The General Directorate of Registration and Control of Nonprofit Organizations because there were inconsistencies in the financial statements and did not report donations” and did not promote “a policy of transparency in the management of funds.”

Moreover, he added that in accordance with the joint resolution of the CNU and the National Council of Assessment and Accreditation (CNEA), which assured that the authorities of this institute They were called to a meeting from 2022 and they did not show up for the said call.

Other organizations disbanded These were the Chamber of Producers of the Musaceae of the South, the Canoe Association of the Department of Leon, the Cattlemen’s Association of Villa Sandino, the Archery Association of the Department of Managua, the Foundation for the Promotion of Responsible Consumption and Healthy Lifestyles and the Foundation of Families in Support of People with Disabilities. Autism spectrum disorders and others.

The State of Nicaragua holds the assets of the organizations

Regarding the liquidation of assets of organizations, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has indicated that the Prosecutor General’s Office will act ex officio in transfer of movable or immovable property on behalf of the State of Nicaragua, with the exception of organizations that demanded their voluntary dissolution.

After the closure of these 15 non-governmental organizations, more than 3,600 organizations of this type were dissolved after the closure popular protests that broke out in April 2018.

Some Sandinista deputies, such as Filiberto Rodriguez, point out that the affected organizations They used resources from the donations they received to try to overthrow President Daniel Ortega. at the demonstrations six years ago.

The Sandinistas also claim that banning these organizations This is part of the ordering process because not all of the 7,227 aircraft registered in Nicaragua before 2018 were operational.

Nicaragua has been experiencing a political and social crisis since April 2018, which intensified following the disputed general elections on November 7, 2021, in which Ortega was re-elected to a fifth term and a fourth in a row, with his main rivals in prison and whom he later expelled from the country, depriving them of citizenship and political rights after being accused of “coup plot” and “treason.” (According to EFE)