US EditionCosta Rica Arrests Four in Murder of Nicaraguan Exile
Four suspects, including the alleged gunman, were arrested after raids in San Jose and Cañas; police continue to investigate possible political motives behind the killing.
- Costa Rica police arrested four suspects in the assassination of Nicaraguan exile Roberto Samcam, a critic of President Daniel Ortega, who was gunned down in June.
- A fifth suspect is still at large, and the suspects are described as "inexperienced individuals" hired from poor communities.
- After Samcam's killing, a UN expert group urged countries hosting Nicaraguan exiles to offer stronger protection, saying "nowhere seems safe" for Ortega's critics.
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Costa Rica arrests 4 over killing in exile of Nicaraguan opposition figure
Costa Rican authorities have arrested four people suspected of killing a retired Nicaraguan military officer and critic of President Daniel Ortega.
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Costa Rica arrests four in murder of Nicaraguan exile
Costa Rica police have arrested four suspects in the assassination on its soil of a fierce critic of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega in June, an official said Friday.
Costa Rican police arrest 4 in killing of Nicaraguan opposition figure
SAN JOSE (Reuters) -Costa Rican police arrested four people suspected of involvement in the June killing of a Nicaraguan ex-military officer living in exile, authorities said on Friday. Roberto Samcam, a retired Sandinista major, was shot to death in his condo on the outskirts of the Costa Rican capital, San Jose. He had been a vocal critic of the Nicaraguan government led by President Daniel Ortega. Those arrested include the alleged hitman and…
Costa Rica Arrests Four Suspects for the Murder of Nicaraguan Opposition Roberto Samcam On Friday, September 12, Costa Rica announced the capture of four people allegedly linked to the June murder of Nicaraguan opposition Roberto Samcam. The discovery opens up new possibilities for investigators trying to determine a possible political dimension of the crime. Samcam, who had become a fierce critic of Ortega-Murillo's Sandinista government in Nic…
Costa Rican police arrested four suspects of the murder in San José of an exiled Nicaraguan military officer and critic of the government of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, authorities said Friday.
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