Absolved Former Nicaraguan
President Eyes Presidency
Managua - Former
Nicaraguan President Arnoldo Aleman wants his old job back now that
his money laundering conviction has been overturned.
Aleman says he is ready to challenge the ruling leftist Sandinistas
in 2011.
He says he will seek the presidential nomination from his Liberal
Constitutionalist Party.
Aleman's announcement Monday came three days after the Supreme Court
overturned his 2003 conviction and 20-year prison sentence. He had
been accused of using 60 bank accounts in Panama to launder about
us$58 million in stolen government funds.
Aleman governed Nicaragua from 1997 to 2001.
He had spent most of his time since his conviction under house
arrest, but remained the top power broker in his party.
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