Nestor Moncada LauPerson

Also known as

• Néstor Moncada Lau

Designations

• Designated by UK HM Treasury (OFSI) under program Nicaragua since 2020-12-31. Other entities under Nicaragua

Source remarks: NIC0006 — Moncada Lau holds several unofficial positions in Ortega’s regime. He is the custodian of the Sandinista National Liberation Front. He also acts as the liaison between Ortega and the chief of the National Police, as well as with paramilitary groups and intelligence activities. In these roles, he has been involved in serious violations of human rights in Nicaragua through the National Police’s disproportionate use of force in relation to the 2018 protests, including extrajudicial killings, violating the right to life, the right to freedom of assembly and the right to freedom of expression. He is also involved in paramilitary groups murdering and arbitrarily detaining protesters, violating the right to life, the right to freedom of assembly and the right to freedom of expression. (official source)

Key properties

Date of birth

1954-03-02

Position

Personal advisor to the President of Nicaragua on national security matters

Addresses

Source list & list version

Last confirmed present in UK OFSI Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets list version gb_hmt_ofsi@2026-06-03, observed 2026-06-03.

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