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Artist: Guillermo Treminio Confronting Bodies: Sandinista Police Date of Action: March 15, 1980 Specific Location: Description of Artwork: Treminio was the editor of the newsletters "Hoy" and "Mundial". In them he was said to have engaged in "slandering and libeling" a number of prominent citizens. Description of Incident: Treminio was arrested and sentenced to eleven months imprisonment for having violated Article 4(c) of the Law on Maintenance of Public Order and Security. Results of Incident: Treminio was released after serving nine of the eleven months of his sentence. Source: Organization of American States, Inter-American Commission of Human Rights |