US EditionBolivian ex-President Arce detained by police, former minister says
Authorities accuse Arce of diverting $700 million from a fund supporting Indigenous communities, with the new government emphasizing anti-corruption accountability.
- On Dec 10, former President Luis Arce was detained in La Paz amid a corruption investigation just over a month after leaving office.
- The investigation centers on alleged state disbursements from a fund to finance Indigenous community projects, and Arce may testify about alleged embezzlement during his time as economy minister under former President Evo Morales.
- Vice President Edman Lara posted a TikTok congratulating police and said Arce was the first of many targets as the new government seeks accountability, Lara's spokesperson confirmed the message.
- The arrest comes less than two months after Rodrigo Paz's October runoff win, and Paz has pledged to tackle corruption within state institutions.
- Maria Nela Prada said Arce had not been notified to appear and described authorities as having 'simply taken him'; she told journalists, `Of course he's innocent`, while FELCC did not respond and Reuters could not verify Arce's whereabouts.
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Bolivia Arrests Socialist Ex-President Luis Arce, Accused in $52 Million Corruption Scheme
Former Bolivian President Luis Arce, who left the head of state job on November 8, was arrested on Wednesday on charges of misappropriation of state funds as part of an investigation into a broad corruption scheme linked to the Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) Party. The post Bolivia Arrests Socialist Ex-President Luis Arce, Accused in $52 Million Corruption Scheme appeared first on Breitbart.
Shortly after taking office, the new right-wing government has ex-President Luis Arce arrested, and other leading representatives of the left-wing camp are also being investigated.
Bolivia's former President Arce has been arrested in the course of an investigation into suspected embezzlement - one month after he was divorced from office.
(AFP) Bolivia's former President Luis Arce was arrested on Wednesday by police officers in La Paz for a case of alleged corruption when he was minister of former president Evo Morales (2006-2019), according to authorities.Read more]]>
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