The Supreme Court of Justice (, CSJ) of

Nicaragua Nicaragua (; ), officially the Republic of Nicaragua (), is the largest country in Central America, bordered by Honduras to the north, the Caribbean to the east, Costa Rica to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Managua is the cou ...

is the country's highest court. Its president is

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and

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is vice-president. In January 2019, Justice Rafael Solis resigned his position on the court in protest of President

Daniel Ortega José Daniel Ortega Saavedra (; born 11 November 1945) is a Nicaraguans, Nicaraguan revolutionary and politician serving as President of Nicaragua since 2007. Previously he was leader of Nicaragua from 1979 to 1990, first as coordinator of the ...

's repression of

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that began in Nicaragua in April 2018. Solis had been an ally of Ortega since fighting in the

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together in the 1970s, and was a key figure in the October 19, 2009 Supreme Court decision to remove presidential term limits, opening the door to Ortega's reelection in 2011 and again in 2016. Division among opposition on the court also solidified Ortega's support from the court, which found that the term limits violated his civil rights. In his resignation, Solis called the decision a "mistake". In December 2020, the United States sanctioned Aguilar for “assist ngthe Ortega regime’s effort to undermine Nicaragua’s democracy."

External links

Official site

References

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