Herndon (USA), Feb 9 (EFE).- The Nicaraguan human rights activist Berta Valle affirmed this Thursday that the difficult struggle of these years has been worth it, following reuniting with her husband, Félix Maradiaga, following that he was released and deported to the United States.
Smiling, Valle, Maradiaga and their daughter appeared before the media gathered at the Virginia hotel, where the opponent was transferred as part of the group of 222 political prisoners sent by the government of Daniel Ortega to the US, following arriving at Dulles airport. , on the outskirts of Washington.
“We are very grateful to God, grateful to so many people who have made this miracle possible and, of course, to this nation that has become our second home,” Valle said.
The activist, who also thanked the press for helping them raise their voices, added: “We are shocked to live in this moment, but also grateful that the fight that was so difficult was worth it.”
Maradiaga, a former candidate for the Presidency of his country, arrived in the US on Thursday in a group of 222 political prisoners released by the government of Daniel Ortega, which has expelled them from the country and taken away their Nicaraguan nationality.
Both he and the former presidential candidate Juan Sebastián Chamorro explained to the press separately upon their arrival at the hotel that they found out that they were flying to the US at the doors of the plane that transported them.
