Nicaragua granted citizenship Tuesday to former Salvadoran President Mauricio Funes, who has been in the country under political asylum since 2016 and is wanted back home on allegations of illicit enrichment and embezzlement.
The decision by President Daniel Ortega's government, which took legal effect with its publication in the official Gazette, also made Funes' wife and two sons citizens.
The move would block current Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele from bringing Funes and his family before that country's justice system, as Nicaragua's constitution prohibits extradition of Nicaraguan nationals.