Byron Vanegas, Alex Vanegas’ son, confirmed to The Associated Press that his father, who came to be known as the “marathon man,” has gone to neighbouring Costa Rica. Alex Vanegas holds on to the iron bars he had installed on the porch of his apartment to symbolize his home arrest in Managua, Nicaragua, Tuesday, March 5, 2019. ( Alfredo Zuniga / AP Photo )“He decided to leave the country because he could no longer stand the (police) siege and harassment,” Byron Vanegas said. Those people are not supposed to leave their homes, much less the country, but Byron Vanegas said his father crossed into Costa Rica “somewhere along the border.” He did not give further details. Article Continued Below“He always said that Ortega was not going to quiet him, that nobody was going to halt his struggle,” Byron Vanegas said.

Source: thestar March 13, 2019 16:29 UTC