Inter-American Court of Human Rights condemns Nicaragua for arbitrary detention of Alejandro Fiallos in 2004 The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has found Nicaragua responsible for the illegal and arbitrary detention of former Managua mayoral candidate Alejandro Fiallos Navarro, along with multiple violations of his judicial guarantees and political rights. The Court determined that Fiallos Navarro’s prosecution and subsequent conviction, which included a ban from public office, were based on an arbitrary judicial process lacking due motivation and violating the principle of presumption of innocence. As reparations, Nicaragua has been ordered to annul the conviction, clear Fiallos Navarro’s criminal record, issue an official declaration of responsibility, and compensate the victim for damages.

• The Inter-American Court of Human Rights declared Nicaragua responsible for the illegal and arbitrary detention of Alejandro Fiallos Navarro, a former mayoral candidate.
• The court found multiple violations of judicial guarantees and political rights during Fiallos Navarro’s 2004 criminal proceedings.
• The ruling stated that the judicial process was irregular and used within a context of political tension and partisan control of the Nicaraguan judiciary.
• Nicaragua violated articles related to personal liberty, judicial guarantees, political rights, and judicial protection of the American Convention on Human Rights.
• The court ordered Nicaragua to annul the conviction, remove criminal records, issue an official declaration of responsibility, and compensate the victim.
• The ruling concludes over two decades of international litigation and highlights concerns about the use of Nicaragua’s judicial system in cases involving political figures. https://100noticias.tv/politica/147935-corte-idh-condena-nicaragua-caso-fiallos-navarro/