Jailed Nicaraguan opposition leader Chamorro, brother found guilty

FILE PHOTO: Presidential hopeful Cristiana Chamorro, who seeks to challenge longtime President Daniel Ortega in the national elections in November, arrives at the Nicaragua Attorney General of the Republic office after the government announced a money laundering investigation against her, in Managua Nicaragua May 21, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Herrera

MANAGUA (Reuters) - A former Nicaraguan presidential hopeful and her brother were found guilty of several financial crimes late Friday, relatives of the two told Reuters.

Cristiana Chamorro, who was ahead of current President Daniel Ortega in the polls when she was arrested in June 2021, and her brother, former lawmaker Pedro Joaquin Chamorro Barrios, had been outspoken critics of Ortega's administration until their arrests, which the United States and international human rights groups have denounced as politically motivated.