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Nicaraguan Lawmakers Pass Bill Forcing Local Banks to Ignore Foreign Sanctions

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Nicaragua’s parliament on Monday approved a law that seeks to nullify foreign sanctions issued against President Daniel Ortega’s vice president and wife Rosario Murillo, several of their children and some 50 high-ranking state officials.

The legislation, although unable to curb the impact of sanctions outside the country, aims to nullify their reach within Nicaragua by forcing local banks and other institutions to ignore them.

It was unanimously approved by all 91 pro-government deputies in the Central American nation’s ruling Sandinista Front-dominated parliament after Ortega sent the bill to parliament last week.

The law will become effective once it is published in the official gazette, which could happen within days.

The “law to protect Nicaraguans from foreign sanctions and aggressions” declares sanctions imposed by foreign states, groups of states and organizations that violate international law as “null and void without any legal effect.”

While Ortega cannot prevent foreign entities from issuing sanctions, the legislation seeks to block their impact within Nicaragua and puts pressure on bankers who could face severe repercussions.

It rules that no person or entity can suspend goods or services to sanctioned individuals or companies or they could face fines, a temporary or definitive suspension of operations and potential imprisonment under treason charges.

Treason is often punished by around 10 years in prison, but prominent government critic Bishop Rolando Alvarez was stripped of his citizenship and sentenced to 26 years last year. He was later expelled to the Vatican.

The United States, European Union, Switzerland and Canada have sanctioned some 50 top officials, including Murillo, some of Ortega’s children and police and army chiefs, accusing them of serious human rights violations during the repression of anti-government protests in 2018. (Reuters)

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