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Bolivia to seek extradition of ex-officials arrested in US on corruption charges ANI | Updated: May 27, 2021 19:14 IST
La Paz [Bolivia], May 27 (ANI/Sputnik): The Bolivian government will seek the extradition from the US of former cabinet officials suspected of corruption, the Interior Minister of Bolivia, Eduardo del Castillo, said during a press conference.
Ex-Interior Minister of Bolivia Arturo Murillo and former senior government employee Sergio Mendez were arrested last week in the US together with Americans Luis Berkman, Bryan Berkman, and Philip Lichtenfeld on money laundering charges related to bribes paid to the Bolivian Defense Ministry. We are requesting extradition and sending the corresponding notes so that these gentlemen are accountable to the people of Bolivia, del Castillo said on Wednesday.
Bolivia arrests two ex-soldiers who bought repressive weapons
Bolivia arrests two ex-soldiers who bought repressive weapons
La Paz, May 27 (Prensa Latina) Bolivian agents on Wednesday arrested the ex-soldiers Daniel Leonardo Paredes, brother-in-law of former government minister Arturo Murillo and Daniel Bellot, former police agent, deeply involved in purchasing tear gas and other means for repressing protesters after the November 2019 coup. Paredes was detained in Cochabamba as he draw out some money and valuables from a bank, precisely in the name of Murillo, the Deputy Interior Minister Emilio Rodas explained.
That was the fourth attempt to draw out some cash from a country´s private bank, which aroused suspicions, Rodas said.