Police in Nicaragua have arrested a bishop who expressed solidarity with a fellow bishop found guilty of treason.
Isidoro Mora was taken away by police after he had told his congregation that Nicaragua’s bishops were “united in prayer” for Rolando Álvarez.
The Rt Rev Álvarez is serving a 26-year prison sentence imposed after he criticised the government of President Daniel Ortega.
The move is the latest crackdown on the Catholic Church in Nicaragua.
President Ortega, and his wife, Vice-President Rosario Murillo, have targeted clerics for speaking out against their rule, jailing some and expelling others.
There were 12 priests among the 222 jailed opposition figures deported from Nicaragua to the US in February this year.
Rt Rev Álvarez, the bishop of Matagalpa, refused to go into exile at the time unless ordered to do so by the Pope. A day after his refusal, he was sentenced for treason, undermining national integrity and spreading false news.
Credit: bbc.com
