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Bolivia's Ex-Minister Murillo Faces Six Criminal Charges
Former Interior Minister Arturo Murillo, Bolivia. | Photo: Twitter/ @oxigeno_bo
Published 10 June 2021
On Wednesday, Bolivian authorities informed that former Interior Minister Arturo Murillo faces six criminal trials and 30 administrative proceedings for irregular acts committed during the coup-born regime led by Jeanine Añez (2019-2020).
Citizen Security Vice Minister Roberto Rios explained that the processes against Murillo are related to the overpriced purchase of tear gas and the massacres of Senkata, Sacaba, and Pedregal.
Murillo is believed to have ordered tough police response to protests which followed the coup d'etat against Socialist President Evo Morales in 2019. Dozens of people were killed in clashes between security forces and demonstrators, according to the Ombudsman's Office.
He is also accused of receiving US$602,000 from three U.S. businessmen for a US$5.6 million contract to buy gas masks from their firm. For that reason, he was arrested in the United States on May 21.
Link to tweet
More:
https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Bolivias-Ex-Minister-Murillo-Faces-Six-Criminal-Charges-20210610-0001.html
