Catholic bishop sentenced to decades in prison for treason after refusing exile to US: ‘Unbridled hatred’ – By Jon Brown (FOX News) / Feb 13, 2023
Bishop Rolando Alvarez said he chose to remain in Nicaragua to protest the country’s treatment of Catholics
A court in Nicaragua sentenced a Roman Catholic bishop to more than 26 years in prison for alleged treason after he refused to be exiled to the United States.
Rolando Alvarez, who serves as bishop of the country’s Matagalpa diocese, received his sentence last Friday and was also fined and stripped of his Nicaraguan citizenship, according to Reuters.
Among other charges, Alvarez was also convicted of undermining national integrity and spreading false news, the outlet reported.
Alvarez was among several priests and seminarians who were arrested last August as the government of Nicaragua clashed with the clerics of the Catholic Church who have criticized his regime.
