MANAGUA (Reuters) - Nicaraguan police detained the two top executives of the nation's largest business association on Thursday, amid a wave of arrests ahead of Nov. 7 elections in which President Daniel Ortega will seek a fourth consecutive term, according to the association and authorities.
The Superior Council of Private Enterprise (COSEP) president, Michael Healy, was detained after leaving an interview at the attorney general's office, and its vice president, Alvaro Vargas, was arrested at home.
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