Revolutionary surveillance': 90% of Nicaraguans feel spied upon

"Nine out of 10 Nicaraguans questioned by the organization Hagamos Democracia say that they feel watched by the Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo regime, through a network of police, paramilitaries and political structures that act in coordination with Army Intelligence and the Ministry of the Interior. The survey reveals the magnitude of social control that is already part of daily life in Nicaragua. Or, in the words of the Sandinista co-president himself, 92.25% of the population lives under revolutionary surveillance."

"Ortega issued an order to redouble revolutionary surveillance to capture and prosecute the traitors, during the 46th anniversary of the Sandinista revolution. We have always to continue with our tasks: study, preparation, work in different activities without neglecting revolutionary surveillance... leaving no room for terrorists, conspirators, traitors, because they will know that as soon as they are discovered, they will be captured and prosecuted, Ortega said, claiming that the surveillance was in defense of peace."

"In the neighborhoods, the Sandinista Front has people in charge of passing information about what is happening in each house, says Jesus Tefel, president of Hagamos Democracia whose nationality was annulled by the regime. The National Police and the CLS work hand in hand: the CLS collects the information, transfers it to the Police and the Police are the ones who exercise repression who ultimately take people away, imprison them, interrogate them,"

Hagamos Democracia surveyed Nicaraguans and found nine out of ten feel watched by the Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo regime through a coordinated network of police, paramilitaries, and political structures linked with Army Intelligence and the Ministry of the Interior. Sandinista co-president stated 92.25% live under revolutionary surveillance. Ortega ordered a redoubling of surveillance to capture and prosecute alleged traitors, framing it as defense of peace. Primary operators are Sandinista Leadership Committees (52.56%), followed by the National Police (30.19%) and paramilitary groups (16.98%). Neighborhood informants, public institution workers, Volunteer Police, political secretaries, and co-workers also participate in information collection and repression.

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