Peasant leader Medardo Mairena was arrested on the night of 5 July 2021,[20] the sixth pre-candidate to be detained and one of roughly two dozen opposition and civic leaders detained by the Ortega government since the beginning of June 2021.[20] Two other peasant leaders and two student leaders were also arrested that night.[21] Like most of those already arrested, they are accused of violations of Law 1055, “performing acts that undermine independence, sovereignty, and self-determination“.[22] All detained have been sentenced to 90 days of preventative detention.[22]