Sandinista air force chief defects seeks asylum in US
Agustin Roman Maradiaga 39, operations chief of Nicaragua's Sandinista air force, announced his desertion and request for political asylum in the United States. He accused the regime of human rights abuses and said many pilots have deserted, with over 20 crashes since 1979 due to maintenance quitters.
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