Exiled Nicaraguan dissident Reinaldo Picado was shot on Monday while he was working in his residence in Costa Rica, multiple outlets reported.
\n\nNicaraguan dissident and activist organizations have reportedly attributed the incident to the actions of the communist regime led by dictatorial husband-and-wife couple Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo.
\n\nReinaldo Picado, also known as “Commander Ómar,” is a 53-year-old former member of the Nicaraguan Contras and a former councilman of the Nicaraguan town of Kukra Hill. Picado, a dissident of the Ortega regime, went into exile in 2018 and sought refuge in Costa Rica in the aftermath of that year’s anti-communist protests in Nicaragua, to which dictator Daniel Ortega responded with a brutal persecution campaign that left over 300 dead.
\n\nIn recent years, the Ortega regime has unsuccessfully sought to extradite Picado, accusing him and others of allegedly being involved in the deaths of a police officer and a civilian. Costa Rica ultimately granted official refugee status to Picado in 2025, effectively ending the extradition request process.
\n\nThe Nicaraguan outlet Confidential reports that Picado was shot by two unknown individuals in Costa Rica, receiving three gunshot wounds. Picado was transferred to a local hospital in San José and is presently…
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