(AI Translated) During the 2021 electoral process held in Nicaragua, he provided information on the electoral context, and as an expert on these matters, gave private consultations.

On November 6 2021, a day before the general elections in Nicaragua, he was arbitrarily detained at his residence, without a detention order or information about the reasons for his detention, and taken to the offices of the Directorate of Judicial Assistance, known as “El Nuevo Chipote.” However, the authorities of that penal institution denied his family access to the location. Days later he was located in Police District I of Managua, where he remained for a period of 25 days completely cut off from his family and his defense lawyer; he only received food that was never actually delivered to him. He was also not allowed any clothing or medication. He slept on the concrete and was kept in isolation in a small cell.

On December 1 2021, he was transferred to the National Penitentiary System Jorge Navarro, known as “La Modelo,” and until then family visits were authorized every 15 days, always under surveillance; the family members were photographed the entire time and forced to sign documents stating that Mr. Chávez was in excellent condition so as not to suffer reprisals.

He remained in the lower gallery 16‑5 B of the La Modelo penitentiary, in a cell measuring 4 by 4 meters, where he was with 20 common prisoners, in inhuman conditions, overcrowded and very humid. He slept next to the hole used for physiological needs, on the wet floor, and on several occasions his mattress became soaked with feces and urine. Until March 2022 his family could bring a piece of fabric, with which he improvised a kind of hammock to sleep. He stayed in the cell without being able to leave it, had no right to any recreation, was not allowed to go out for sunlight, nor were blankets provided to protect him from the cold. The cell was infested with rats and cockroaches, which deteriorated his health, and he received no medical care since his detention, developing severe skin infections aggravated by the unsanitary conditions, as well as other health problems associated with his age. He contracted a skin fungus due to the overcrowding, affecting several parts of his body, and also suffered edema in his elbows and ankles, severe dizziness, tinnitus and hearing loss. He recorded depression, sleep apnea, disorientation and confusion, without receiving medical attention. Personal Appearance Motions for illegal and arbitrary detention, petitions requesting medical care and others were filed, all of which were rejected by the judicial authorities.