{"id":44964,"date":"2024-03-27T18:27:35","date_gmt":"2024-03-27T17:27:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/?p=44964"},"modified":"2024-04-16T13:02:42","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T12:02:42","slug":"11-nicaraguan-pastors-and-ministry-leaders-convicted-in-sham-trial-adf-international-takes-case-to-the-inter-american-commission-on-human-rights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/mountain-gateway-nicaragua","title":{"rendered":"11 Nicaraguan pastors and ministry leaders convicted in sham trial; ADF International takes case to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"44964\" class=\"elementor elementor-44964\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-04c194c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"04c194c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d7dfeb3\" data-id=\"d7dfeb3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8f532b elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"d8f532b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>11 pastors, ministry leaders with Puerta de la Monta\u00f1a, plant of U.S.-based ministry Mountain Gateway, convicted on sham charges of money laundering, sentenced to 15 years in prison and over 80 million dollars in fines per person. <\/b><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>ADF International filed request for precautionary measures with Inter-American Commission on Human Rights on behalf of the pastors and ministry leaders.<\/b><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc0da84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bc0da84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"548\" src=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Mountain-Gateway-1024x548.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-45040\" alt=\"Pastors and ministry leaders in Nicaragua facing persecution.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Mountain-Gateway-1024x548.webp 1024w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Mountain-Gateway-300x161.webp 300w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Mountain-Gateway-768x411.webp 768w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Mountain-Gateway-1536x823.webp 1536w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Mountain-Gateway.webp 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-143f396 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"143f396\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">WASHINGTON, DC<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (27 March 2024) 11 pastors and ministry leaders with Puerta de la Monta\u00f1a, a plant of U.S.-based Christian ministry Mountain Gateway Order, Inc., have been convicted on sham charges of money laundering after they successfully rallied hundreds of thousands of people for evangelistic events in Nicaragua. The pastors and ministry leaders, who have been imprisoned for over two months and barred from contacting legal representation or family, have received prison sentences ranging between 12 and 15 years in addition to over 80 million dollars in fines per person. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In addition to being barred from meeting with their legal representation or their families, the lawyers on the case were denied access to case files and other relevant documentation against the pastors. During the sham trial, the government was unable to produce any evidence of the alleged illicit activity or where the alleged unlawful funds that were \u201claundered\u201d originated.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cNo one is safe from<a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/campaign\/faith-under-fire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> religious persecution<\/a> in Nicaragua, and it is devastating to see the sham charges, trial, and conviction of these pastors and ministry leaders who were simply sharing their faith with and serving the citizens of Nicaragua,\u201d stated <a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/our-team\/kristina-hjelkrem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kristina Hjelkrem<\/a>, legal counsel for ADF International. \u201cNo one should be persecuted for their faith, and we look forward to securing justice for these wrongfully imprisoned leaders. All who are able need to speak out against the innumerable injustices suffered by citizens of Nicaragua at the hands of their government. It is past time for the human rights of the Nicaraguan people to be fully restored.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Following the conviction, Jon Britton Hancock, Founder and President of Mountain Gateway, stated \u201cWhile we are certainly dismayed at the formal conviction of our colleagues and friends in Nicaragua, we remain steadfast in our hope that God is in control. We will do everything in our power to secure justice for friends in Nicaragua, and we ask you to join us in praying for their safety and swift release.\u201d Hancock, a U.S. citizen, learned through a press release by Nicaraguan authorities that he was also being charged with money laundering and organized crime alongside the 11 pastors. He is currently safe in the United States.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ADF International is supporting Mountain Gateway\u2019s case and has filed a request for precautionary measures with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights on behalf of those fraudulently convicted. ADF International has asked the Commission to demand that Nicaragua ensure the right to health, life, and physical integrity of the pastors during their stay in prison, while the proceedings are ongoing.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Members of the U.S. Senate, including Senators Rick Scott<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">(R-FL), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Katie Britt (R-AL) and Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), are also advocating on the group\u2019s behalf, recently <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ADFIntl\/status\/1768747135011369291?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">calling on the Biden Administration<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> to \u201cimplement strong, targeted sanctions following the repeated &amp; escalating violations of religious freedom in Nicaragua\u201d.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>In addition, Congressman Robert Aderholt (R-AL), led a <a href=\"https:\/\/aderholt.house.gov\/media-center\/press-releases\/aderholt-calls-nicaragua-release-imprisoned-pastors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bipartisan, bicameral letter<\/a> addressed to the Ambassador of Nicaragua that expressed concern over <a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/our-focus\/religious-freedom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">religious freedom<\/a> violations and called for the release of the pastors. The letter was signed by 58 Members of Congress. In response to the situation, Congressman Aderholt said: \u201cIt was religious persecution that detained them, and it is blatant human rights violations that have kept them detained \u2013 these pastors must be released immediately.\u201d<\/p><p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Background<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mountain Gateway Order, Inc. is a group of Christian missionaries from the United States whose stated purpose is to recruit, train, commission, and send out ordained Christian ministers to spread the Gospel. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mountain Gateway legally registered a branch of the group in Nicaragua as \u201cPuerta de la Monta\u00f1a\u201d in 2015. Operating legally within the country, Mountain Gateway served the citizens of Nicaragua through discipleship, church planting, feeding, and clothing to those in need, providing food, water, equipment, and recovery assistance during natural disasters, and sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ in mass evangelistic campaigns.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In 2023, with the assistance of the Nicaraguan government, Mountain Gateway held eight mass evangelistic campaigns called \u201cCruzadas Buenas Nuevas Nicaragua 2023\u201d (Good News Crusades Nicaragua), with thousands of people in attendance. The last of the eight events occurred on 11 November 2023 in Managua. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On Monday, 18 December, the Nicaraguan Police issued a press release informing the Nicaraguan people about the investigation of a money laundering crime and organized crime allegedly committed by 11 Mountain Gateway pastors, and three American citizens, using the organization Puerta de la Monta\u00f1a as a front. The press release also announced that the police had arrested the 11 Puerta de la Monta\u00f1a pastors and would investigate the US citizens involved with the organization.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On 20 December, Puerta de la Monta\u00f1a\u2019s registration as a Ministry in Nicaragua was arbitrarily canceled. There was no official notification made to any members or legal representatives of Puerta de la Monta\u00f1a or Mountain Gateway. The Nicaraguan government announced the cancellation, along with nine other organizations, through the official gazette of the Republic. The government has also seized all Puerta de la Monta\u00f1a\u2019s property and assets.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On 17 January 2024, Puerta de la Monta\u00f1a was made aware that the Attorney General of Nicaragua was moving forward in pursuing charges against three U.S. citizens associated with Mountain Gateway, alleging money laundering and organized crime. Even though all accused maintained their innocence, the 11 Nicaraguan pastors remained in prison.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mountain Gateway publicly denied these allegations, having diligently followed all legal requirements in the U.S. and Nicaragua that apply to non-profit and faith-based organizations.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Puerta de la Monta\u00f1a pastors have been imprisoned for over two months, unable to contact their legal representatives or their families. The government has allowed for lawyers to be appointed to represent the Mountain Gateway Nicaraguan pastors but has not provided their legal counsels with any charging documents or files to adequately prepare a defense.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A formal conviction was handed down on 19 March 2024, sentencing the 11 pastors to 12 or 15 years in prison and to pay over 80 million dollars in fines per person.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Religious persecution prevalent in Nicaragua<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ADF International is also supporting the legal defense of\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/cases\/bishop-rolando-alvarez\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Bishop Rolando \u00c1lvarez<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, who was sentenced to 26 years in prison for preaching on human rights violations perpetrated by the Nicaraguan government. Bishop \u00c1lvarez, exiled from Nicaragua for his religious convictions, is now\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/alvarez-released\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">safe at the Vatican<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Despite his liberation, his case continues before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, in hopes of achieving justice for the bishop and setting a positive precedent for others facing similar trials in Nicaragua.\u202f\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0deaf0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f0deaf0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9484a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9484a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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