Editorial, El Dia: The Indigenous Fund was not only a multimillion-dollar embezzlement; it was the most brutal demonstration of how a political apparatus can turn justice into a weapon for the destruction of human lives. The Fondioc case should not be remembered merely as the theft of a large sum from the poorest; it must be placed, without euphemisms, in the category of a flagrant violation of human…
Category: Crime and Violence
Police Files Charges After Ambush in Cotapachi | Policía presenta querella tras emboscada en Cotapachi
By Milen Saavedra, Red Uno: Police announces lawsuit over assaults and stolen weapons during Cotapachi operation The institution will formalize legal action against those who ambushed officers during the garbage-site clearance, confirming that two gas-launching rifles were stolen and seven officers were injured, some seriously. Police announces lawsuit for serious injuries and weapons theft after…
Arce Linked to Major Embezzlement | Arce vinculado a gran desfalco
By Jorge Soruco, Vision 360: Corruption Minister Oviedo: Arce faces five crimes and is the main person responsible for the embezzlement of Bs 360 million from the Indigenous Fund According to authorities, the financial damage to the State amounts to 360 million bolivianos. Likewise, he explained that Arce is being prosecuted for his actions when…
Government denounces financed ambush against anti-drug officers in the Chapare | Gobierno denuncia emboscada financiada contra efectivos antidroga en el Chapare
By Erbol: THERE ARE INJURED OFFICERS There are injured police officers and vehicles with damage. Police officers were ambushed early Wednesday morning in the municipality of Villa Tunari, Chapare province of Cochabamba, while they were carrying out an operation to destroy cocaine factories, the Government reported. The anti-drug czar, Ernesto Justiniano, stated that “the ambush…
Bolivia facing the collapse of the myth of the coca leaf | Bolivia ante el derrumbe del mito de la hoja de coca
By Javier Viscarra, El Dia: Bolivia is witnessing an uncomfortable, almost inevitable moment in which the old myth of the coca leaf is beginning to crack. A few decades ago the idea was nurtured that merely repeating “coca is not cocaine” would earn international indulgence and domestic permissiveness. However, reality has become louder than any…
Judicial complicity stalls fight against corruption | Manto de complicidad judicial frena lucha contra corrupción
By El Diario: Analyst Manuel Morales asserts Political analyst and researcher Manuel Morales Álvarez issued sharp criticism of the Bolivian justice system, denouncing a “veil of complicity” that would be protecting the main individuals implicated in corruption scandals that have erupted within key state entities such as Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB) and the Food…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 