José Pallais
José Pallais | |
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![]() Pallais in 2017 | |
Vice-minister of Government and Foreign Affairs | |
In office 1990–1997 | |
President | Violeta Barrios de Chamorro |
Deputy | |
In office 2007–2012 | |
Personal details | |
Born | José Bernard Pallais Arana |
Citizenship | Nicaragua |
Political party | Liberal Constitutionalist Party |
Alma mater | National Autonomous University of Nicaragua at León Complutense University |
Occupation | Jurist Politician |
José Bernard Pallais Arana (born c. 1954)[1] is a Nicaraguan jurist and government official. He is a former Deputy Minister of Government and Foreign Affairs of Nicaragua during the administration of Violeta Barrios de Chamorro (1990 to 1997). From 2007 to 2012 he was a Deputy in the National Assembly, representing the León department as a member of the Constitutionalist Liberal Party (PLC).
Early life[]
José Pallais attended the National Autonomous University of Nicaragua at León, studying law.[2] He earned a PhD from the Complutense University in Madrid and pursued postgraduate work at the Center for Economic Studies, also in Madrid.[2] His work specializes in mercantile and property law.[2]
Career[]
From 1990 to 1987, Pallais was Vice-Minister of the Government and Foreign Affairs of Nicaragua, under President Violeta Barrios de Chamorro.[3] From 2007 to 2012 he was a deputy in the National Assembly of Nicaragua, representing the León Department with the Constitutional Liberal Party (PLC).[4] In that capacity he was the Assembly president of the Commission of Justice,[5] leading the passage of legislation like the Law Against Organized Crime and the Freedom Information Laws.[2] He has also served as executive secretary of the permanent commission of human rights and the Nicaraguan vice-president of the UN Human Rights Committee in Geneva.[2]
In June 2020, Pallais resigned from the (ACJD) because of the group’s hesitation in signing onto the Statutes of the National Coalition, which he helped draft.[1] He is one of the leaders of the , a coalition of opposition groups that developed in the wake of April 2018 protests and ensuing bloody repression by the government.[6] He has urged unity on the part of the opposition, saying, “I lived through the experience of the division in 2006. We cannot allow that mistake, it is a betrayal of the struggle of the Nicaraguan people, allowing or contributing to our being divided again."[1]
In June 2021, Pallais was part of a wave of arrests of opposition pre-candidates for president in the 2021 Nicaraguan general election as well as other opposition and civic leaders.[6] During the arrest police photographed Pallais with police chief , whom the United States has sanctioned for human rights abuses.[7] Pallais was detained for alleged violations of the controversial , “Law for the Defense of the Rights of the People to Independence, Sovereignty and Self-Determination for Peace”, passed in December 2020.[6] Called the “Guillotine Law” by critics, it gives the government broad power to accuse citizens of working for foreign powers without producing evidence for the claim.[8] The details of Pallais’s alleged offenses were not released.[6] The Public Ministry announced he had been sentenced to 90 days of preventive detention while he was investigated.[9]
The National Coalition has denounced his detention, saying his life is at risk due to serious health problems, including diabetes, hypertension, obesity, sleep apnea, glaucoma and spinal problems.[1]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Quiénes son los 16 detenidos por el régimen orteguista en Nicaragua". Confidencial (in Spanish). 2021-06-16. Archived from the original on 2021-06-23. Retrieved 2021-06-20.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "José Pallais". The Dialogue. Archived from the original on June 11, 2021. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
- ^ "Asaltantes nicas exigen purga y pago de millones". El Nuevo Herald. 1993-03-10. pp. 1A, 4A. Archived from the original on 2021-06-11. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
- ^ Álvarez, Leonor. "Las Razones De José Pallais Para Renunciar a La Alianza Cívica." Archived 2021-04-24 at the Wayback Machine June 23, 2020 via ProQuest.
- ^ "Nicaragua". El Nuevo Herald. 2008-08-16. pp. 6B. Archived from the original on 2021-06-11. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Arrestan en Nicaragua al dirigente opositor José Bernard Pallais Arana". CNN (in Spanish). 2021-06-09. Archived from the original on 2021-06-10. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
- ^ Córdoba, José de; López, Ismael (2021-06-14). "Nicaraguan President Defies U.S. in Harsh Crackdown on Opposition". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Archived from the original on 2021-07-03. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
- ^ Mendoza, Yubelka; Kurmanaev, Anatoly (2021-06-09). "In Nicaragua, Repression Deepens as More Opposition Leaders Are Detained". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2021-06-11. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
- ^ "Dictan 90 días de cárcel a los opositores Violeta Granera y José Pallais". 100% Noticias (in Spanish). June 11, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-06-23. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
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