Gobierno de Reconciliación y Unidad Nacional
Unida Nicaragua Triunfa
MINISTRY
OF
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Managua, Nicaragua
PRESS RELEASE
The Government of Reconciliation and National Unity of the Republic of Nicaragua, reaffirms to the International Community, that between the months of April and July the People of Nicaragua were victims of an attempted Coup organized by political groups disguised as Non-Governmental Organizations, linked to organized crime and financed from abroad, who carried out kidnappings, torture, extortion, murder, looting, obstruction of public roads and highways, destruction and burning of public buildings.
This attempted Coup was directed against the Peace, Security, Stability and Economy of the People of Nicaragua. These terrorist acts and the crimes committed resulted in 198 deaths, of which 22 were members of the National Police; 1,240 injured, of which 401 are National Police Officers who were wounded by firearms.
These Coup perpetrators caused serious damage to the infrastructure of the country; 252 buildings were vandalized and damaged, 209 kilometers of streets and roads were destroyed, 278 heavy machinery were vandalized and burned, and 389 vehicles were destroyed. Damage to the Economy has been quantified at US $205.4 million in Public Sector destruction, US $231 million in Tourism Sector losses and US $525 million in the Transportation Sector, all of which had a direct impact on the population with the loss of 119,567 jobs and C$7 billion córdobas (US$219 million) in reduction to the National Budget of the Republic.
Following these acts of violence and destruction, the competent Institutions of the Nicaragua State, in compliance with the Law, have undertaken to investigate and prosecute the masterminds and direct participants in the coup attempt, and as of November 5, 2018; 273 individuals have been imprisoned for these crimes.
The Government of Reconciliation and National Unity will continue to work on the reconstruction of the Country, Peace, Security as well as Reconciliation among the Nicaraguan People.
The Nicaragua Government firmly committed to Reconciliation and Peace in our country, which is built every day from Families and Communities, is conducting a broad National Consultation, to enrich and submit to the National Assembly a State Policy Proposal to establish a National Culture of Reconciliation and Peace, to promote, from Schools, Families and Communities, Values and Practices of Respect, Solidarity, Dialogue, Harmonious Interactions and Peaceful Coexistence throughout Nicaragua.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Government of Reconciliation and National Unity
Republic of Nicaragua
November 12, 2018