Ex-US diplomat: 'Nicaragua is a paranoid state'

Kevin O’Reilly states that power in Nicaragua is totally concentrated in Ortega and Murillo, even over ministerial decisions.

Ex-US diplomat: 'Nicaragua is a paranoid state'

TL;DR

  • Kevin O’Reilly, former head of the US mission in Nicaragua, described the Ortega-Murillo regime.
  • He called it an 'extremely personalistic dictatorship'.
  • O’Reilly also labeled Nicaragua a 'paranoid state'.
  • He stated that power is completely concentrated with Ortega and Murillo, affecting ministerial decisions.