Nicaragua expels six environmental activists accused of handling explosives
Source: Associated Press
Nicaragua expels six environmental activists accused of handling explosives
Associated Press in Managua
Tuesday 28 June 2016 21.59 BST
Nicaragua has expelled six foreign environmental activists after they were detained on allegations of handling explosive substances without authorization, a lawyer and the Mexican government said Tuesday.
Mónica López Baltodano, an environmental attorney who has been in contact with authorities since the activists were taken into custody, said four Mexican nationals were deported to Honduras on Monday night and an Argentinian and a Costa Rican were sent to Costa Rica.
Jacobo Prado, a Mexican foreign relations department official, also confirmed the deportation of the four Mexicans in comments to MVS Radio, saying they had been contacted and were in good health.
Nicaraguan authorities have not commented on the reason for the expulsions, but had announced that they would not file charges against the foreigners.
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They were detained Saturday after there was an explosion during a workshop on making low-fuel-consumption ovens in a town in Nueva Guinea, in southern Nicaragua.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/28/nicaragua-expels-environmental-activists-explosives