Judges Under Fire in Santa Cruz | Jueces bajo la lupa en Santa Cruz

By Guider Arancibia, El Deber: There Are 35 Judges Targeted by the Council for Dismissal for Very Serious Misconduct This Is How People Go to Court Every Day Santa Cruz has 250 judges, and 35 are to be replaced for serious misconduct. Prosecutors accuse a judge of handling virtual precautionary hearings in a dubious way…

Chapare coca feeds drug trade | La coca del Chapare va al narcotráfico

By Eju,tv: Justiniano: Evo’s nervousness confirms that Chapare coca goes to drug trafficking The Vice Minister of Social Defense says the former president broke international cooperation and argues that reopening those ties explains the criticism following the Arica case. The Vice Minister of Social Defense and Controlled Substances, Ernesto Justiniano, responded to criticism from former…

Indigenous Fund: it was not just looting… | Fondo indígena: no sólo fue saqueo…

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…

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…