Former Nicaragua guerrilla who helped free Daniel Ortega dies in jail

Hugo Torres, 73, was among 46 opposition figures jailed by Ortega last year to clear way for his re-election

A former Sandinista guerrilla who once led a raid that helped free Daniel Ortega from prison has died, eight months after the now-president jailed him and dozens of other Nicaraguan opposition leaders.

Government prosecutors said Hugo Torres, 73, died at a hospital in Managua, the capital, of illnesses he had". It was unclear if his death was hastened by conditions in prison, according to a statement by government prosecutors.