Bolivia’s Public Prosecutor’s Office has demanded six months of preventive detention against the governor of Santa Cruz, Luis Fernando Camacho, for flight risk in the context of his alleged involvement in the overthrow of former president Evo Morales after the 2019 elections.
The Prosecutor’s Office has argued that Camacho does not have a «habitual residence» and tends to travel frequently to countries such as Brazil, Peru, Panama, the United States, Argentina or Spain, so he has «ease» to leave the country, according to the newspaper ‘El Deber’.
The Bolivian opposition leader has branded his arrest as a «kidnapping» and has assured that the accusation against him «lacks coherence, credibility and truth». He also specified that he has always been at the disposal of the authorities.
Camacho is the main leader of Santa Cruz, the richest region of Bolivia and historically opposed to the governments of the Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS), scene in the last month of new protests and blockades, this time to oppose the census law of the Government of Luis Arce.
His arrest is motivated by his role in the violent demonstrations and protests that occurred after the opposition, supported by the Armed Forces, pressured Morales to renounce his victory in the October 2019 elections, whose results were also questioned by the Organization of American States (OAS).
After his arrest, there have been protests in Santa Cruz, including road and airport blockades. Likewise, other opposition representatives have demanded his release, while warning the Government that they will not «give up» and that they will continue to fight «to the last consequences».
Source: (EUROPA PRESS)
