Violence increases in Nicaragua due to paramilitaries and release of common criminals

Specialists in citizen security and defense have warned that the release of common criminals and the existence of paramilitaries, which have happened since the political crisis began in 2018, has led to an increase in crime throughout 2020.

This increase in insecurity has caused a rise of 338% in violence during the first semester of the year, compared with 2019. For sociologist Elvira Cuadra, the political violence from the past years has extended to other forms of violence, which is related to common crimes.