Luis Fernando Camacho: Bolivian Public Ministry asks for 20 years in prison for opposition governor due to the 2019 crisis

The Public Ministry Bolivia presented this Tuesday the formal accusation against eight people, including the governor of the eastern region of Holy Cross, Luis Fernando Camachoand former interim president Jeanine Anezto put them on trial for the case known as ‘Coup d’état I’ for the crime of terrorism due to the 2019 crisis.

The inspector Omar Musselsresponsible for the case, informed the media that the formal complaint was made against the opponent Camachothe former Minister of Defense, Luís Fernando Lópezthe former military leader William Kaliman and the former police chief Yuri Calderon as authors.

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While the former interim president Anez (2019-2020), civic leader Marco Antônio Pumarithe former inspector of the Armed Forces, Jorge Fernández and the former military chief Carlos Orellana They are accused of “partners in crime”.

Mejillones maintained that a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison will be sought for those accused of terrorism as perpetrators, including Camacho.

He added that there are 133 documentary evidence and 131 testimonial evidence that are offered in the indictment, including Camacho’s bank statements with which, according to him, they were able to “prove” that the governor moved money when he was president of the Pro Santa Cruz Civic Committee to transport people from Peace in the direction Holy Cross in the 2019 crisis.

He also stated that there is a technical report on “call crossing” in between Camacho and the former minister López It is Kalimanas well as invoices, money transfers, among others.

The lawyer Martin Camachodefender of the governor of Santa Cruz, indicated that he has not yet been notified with the formal complaint and that he will await official notification, but considered that it is intended “life imprisonment” of the governor.

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The governor of Holy Cross He has been in pre-trial detention since December 28th for this case and other cases against him in the maximum security prison of Chonchocoroon the plateau of Peace.

The case Blow me It was initiated by the former official representative Lydia Patty and the other crimes for which they are accused are criminal association, misuse of public goods and services, public incitement to commit a crime, among others.

The ruling party highlights that in 2019 there was a ‘coup d’etat’ against the former president Evo Morales (2006-2019), while the opposition maintains that the protests that led to his dismissal were due to fraud in his favor in that year’s annulled elections.

In this case, two former ministers of Áñez Álvaro Coimbra and Rodrigo GuzmánThey were sentenced to two years in prison in an abbreviated trial in which they admitted guilt.

Four former military leaders were also subjected to shortened trials in exchange for lesser sentences in this case.

In addition to this process, there is another process called ‘Coup d’état II’ on what Anez She was sentenced to 10 years, accused of illegally placing herself in the line of succession in 2019.

Source: Elcomercio

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