The health of Humberto Ortega, brother of the president of Nicaragua, is deteriorating, according to the army

The Sandinista Army reported on the deterioration of the health of Humberto Ortega, who is under house arrest.

The health of General Humberto Ortega , a critic of the government of his brother Daniel Ortega in Nicaragua, has suffered ” a sharp deterioration ” in recent hours, the Nicaraguan army reported on Sunday.

In the morning hours, Humberto Ortega “saw a sudden deterioration in his condition with cardiogenic shock and altered state of consciousness that required intensive care treatment” to maintain his blood pressure, the Nicaraguan army said in a statement published by the official media www.el19digital.com.

According to the note, a team of doctors is “keeping an eye on” the former Army chief due to the “seriousness” of his condition.

Humberto Ortega, 77, was being held at home under police custody after criticizing the Sandinista government when he was rushed to a military hospital in Managua on June 11 for heart problems, hypertension and an infection.

“During his hospital stay, under special treatment and care, his health condition stabilized; he was able to overcome his serious condition and was transferred to the hospital ward,” the Nicaraguan army said.

However, his health condition has worsened in recent hours.

Arrest of Humberto Ortega

Ortega was detained at his home after saying in an interview that his brother Daniel, 78, had no successors and that his power would not survive his eventual death.

On May 28, the president of Nicaragua said in a public event that the person who served as head of the Army in 1992 – Humberto Ortega, without naming him – committed an act of “treason against the country ” by having decorated a US military officer at that time.

The Ortega brothers were part of the Sandinista guerrilla group that fought the Somoza family dictatorship, which ruled the Central American country with an iron fist for more than four decades (1936-1979).

Following the triumph of the revolution in 1979, Humberto Ortega became head of the Army until 1995 , while his brother took the reins of government.

In 1990, Daniel Ortega was defeated in an election, but he regained power in 2007; he was subsequently re-elected in elections questioned by the United States and the European Union (EU).