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By Daniel Ramos and Monica Machicao LA PAZ/SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia (Reuters) -Bolivian prosecutors are requesting six months of pre-trial detention for right-wing opposition Governor Luis Fernando Camacho in connection to 2019 political turmoil, state prosecutor Omar Mejillones said Thursday. Camacho was arrested on Wednesday and taken to political capital La Paz, escalating tensions between his wealthy agricultural base in the region of Santa Cruz and the national government. Civic groups in Santa Cruz are demanding Camacho s immediate release and have called for a general strike on Friday and for highways to be blockaded. Prosecutors have charged Camacho with terrorism and are also investigating allegations including breach of duty, misuse of influence and attacks on the president and high-ranking state dignitaries, Mejillones said. The charges are connected to the ouster of former leftist President Evo Morales in November 2019. Morales had declared victory in a disputed presidential ele
A Bolivian court sentenced right-wing opposition leader Luis Fernando Camacho to six months of pre-trial detention, a day after he was arrested in connection to 2019 social unrest that saw former leftist President Evo Morales flee the country.