ti ▁— ▁burst ▁out ▁of ▁her ▁bed room ▁clos et ▁and ▁seized ▁the ▁general . ▁The ▁plan ▁was ▁to ▁r ans om ▁him ▁for ▁ja iled ▁Sand in ista ▁revolution aries , ▁but ▁Pérez ▁V ega ▁put ▁up ▁a ▁struggle ▁and ▁was ▁murder ed . ▁Later , ▁with ▁his ▁thro at ▁sl it , ▁he ▁was ▁found ▁wrapped ▁in ▁a ▁Sand in ista ▁flag . ▁Ast org a ▁said ▁of ▁his ▁murder , ▁" It ▁was ▁not ▁murder . ▁He ▁was ▁too ▁much ▁of ▁a ▁mon ster ." ▁ ▁In ▁an ▁interview ▁shortly ▁before ▁her ▁death , ▁she ▁described ▁her ▁feelings ▁about ▁her ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁Pérez ▁V ega ▁murder ▁this ▁way : ▁ ▁She ▁became ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁a ▁national ▁man h unt ▁and ▁next ▁appeared ▁to ▁the ▁Nic ar agu an ▁public ▁on ▁the ▁pages ▁of ▁La ▁Pr ensa , ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁opposition ▁newspaper . ▁She ▁was ▁we aring ▁j ung le ▁fat ig ues ▁and ▁carrying ▁an ▁A K - 4 7 ▁assault ▁rif le . ▁Ast org a ▁had ▁escaped ▁to ▁the ▁j ung le ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁Sand in ista ▁revolution aries . ▁There , ▁she ▁became ▁pre gn ant ▁with ▁her ▁third ▁child ▁by ▁José ▁María ▁Al var ado , ▁a ▁leading ▁Sand in ista . ▁ ▁Justice ▁Minister ▁and ▁UN ▁Represent ative ▁After ▁the ▁Sand in istas ▁took ▁power ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁Ast org a ▁was ▁appointed ▁Vice ▁Minister ▁of ▁Justice . ▁In ▁that ▁position ▁she ▁o vers aw