Nicaragua police detain government opponent

Nicaraguan police have raided the home of Cristiana Chamorro a potential presidential candidate and daughter of former President Violeta Barrios de Chamorro

MANAGUA, Nicaragua -- Nicaraguan police on Wednesday raided the home of Cristiana Chamorro, a potential presidential candidate and daughter of former President Violeta Barrios de Chamorro, one day after formally filing money laundering charges against the journalist. Her brother, Carlos Fernando Chamorro, director of the independent news outlet Confidencial, confirmed the raid via Twitter and said his sister had been detained. The judicial system said in a statement that a judge had issued search and detention orders for 67-year-old Cristiana Chamorro Wednesday. Vilma Nuñez, president of the Nicaraguan Center for Human Rights, said that police had “violently” entered Chamorro's home south of the capital.