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Bolivian Public Prosecutor’s Office extends indictment against Fernando Camacho

April 23 |

The Bolivian Prosecutor’s Office presented this Saturday before the Justice the extension of the formal accusation against the governor of Santa Cruz, Luis Fernando Camacho, in the case of the coup d’état.

The indictment includes six new crimes, such as financing terrorism, seduction of troops, public incitement to commit a crime, active bribery and criminal association, for which four more months of preventive detention are requested.

Last Thursday, the request was presented to the 1st Anticorruption Court of Instruction of La Paz, where it is requested to set the day and time for the precautionary hearing to take place.

According to the imputation document revealed by the television network DTV, there are indications that Camacho is the author of the six crimes, which are “typified and sanctioned in articles 133 bis, 158, 127, 130 and 132 of the Penal Code”.

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Likewise, the text adds the crime of improper use of public goods and services, which is “typified and sanctioned in article 26 of Law 004, in relation to article 20 of the same substantive criminal law”.

The same Santa Cruz governor revealed in a meeting with friends that in the month of December 2019, his father agreed with military and police to deny support to the then President Evo Morales, which accelerated the coup d’état and the seizure of power by the de facto government led by Jeanine Áñez.

Likewise, the Minister of Government, Eduardo del Castillo, denounced that Camacho’s bank accounts were used to make millionaire movements before, during and after the coup d’état.

Luis Fernando Camacho has been under preventive detention in the Chonchocoro prison since December 30, 2022 and is being prosecuted for the Coup d’Etat I case to determine his responsibilities in the events that led to the resignation of Evo Morales.

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International

Two killed in shooting at restaurant near Frankfurt Airport

Two people were shot dead early Tuesday at a restaurant in Raunheim, near Frankfurt Airport, according to local police.

Preliminary findings indicate that an armed individual entered the establishment at around 03:45 local time (02:45 GMT) and opened fire on the victims, who died at the scene from their injuries.

The suspect fled and remains at large, while the motive behind the shooting is still unclear, German media reported. Authorities have launched a large-scale search operation.

International

U.S. counterterrorism chief resigns over opposition to war in Iran

Joe Kent, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, announced Tuesday that he has resigned from his post, citing his opposition to the ongoing war in Iran.

In a post on X, Kent said he could not, “in good conscience,” support the conflict, arguing that Iran did not pose an imminent threat to the United States. He also claimed that the war was driven by pressure from Israel and its lobbying influence in Washington.

In a resignation letter addressed to Donald Trump, Kent alleged that at the start of the current administration, senior Israeli officials and influential figures in U.S. media carried out a disinformation campaign that undermined the “America First” platform and fostered pro-war sentiment aimed at triggering a conflict with Iran.

Kent further stated that he could not support sending a new generation of Americans to “fight and die in a war that provides no benefit to the American people and does not justify the cost in American lives.”

Since the United States and Israel launched attacks against Iran on February 28, at least 13 U.S. service members have been killed, while 10 others have been seriously wounded and around 200 have sustained minor injuries, according to a report published by The Wall Street Journal.

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International

German president warns Iran war could spread and disrupt Strait of Hormuz

The president of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, warned Monday that the war involving Iran could expand and further disrupt shipping through the strategic Strait of Hormuz. He urged a swift end to hostilities between Iran, United States and Israel.

Speaking in Panama City during a joint appearance with Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino, Steinmeier said available information suggests Iran has significant capacity to disrupt maritime traffic through the key oil route.

“Iran has considerable potential to interfere with shipping through the Strait of Hormuz,” Steinmeier said through an interpreter. “We should therefore reach an end to the hostilities as soon as possible and call on all parties involved to make that happen.”

The remarks came during Steinmeier’s visit to Panama, the first by a German president to the Central American nation.

The German leader described the possibility of the conflict spreading as “very dangerous,” saying recent developments indicate that such a scenario cannot be ruled out.

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Over the weekend, U.S. President Donald Trump urged allied nations to help ensure safe passage for ships through the Strait of Hormuz after Iran moved to block the waterway in response to U.S. strikes. However, several allies—particularly in Europe—have shown little support for the proposal.

“Some are very enthusiastic, others are not, and some are countries we have helped for many years,” Trump told reporters at the White House. “We have protected them from terrible external threats, and they’re not that enthusiastic. And the level of enthusiasm is important to me.”

Meanwhile, Kaja Kallas, the European Union’s top diplomat, said the Strait of Hormuz falls “outside NATO’s scope” and stressed that “the war involving Iran is not Europe’s war.”