Suspected Leaders Of Failed Bolivian Coup Remanded In Custody

Juan Mario Paulsen, former Inspector General of Bolivian Army is escorted to a hearing after his alleged participation on the failed coup attempt, in La Paz June 28, 2024. – After a failed coup attempt on June 26, Bolivian authorities arrested 21 military and civilian suspects, including army chief Juan Jose Zuniga and the naval and air force chief, but the country has entered a new period of instability during a severe economic crisis.

The three officers face charges of engaging in an armed uprising and terrorism and face up to 20 years in prison, Siles said on state television.A total of 21 active, retired and civilian military personnel were arrested in connection with Wednesday’s attempted coup, in which troops and tanks were deployed in the heart of the capital, where they tried to break down a door of the presidential palace.

UN chief Antonio Guterres “welcomes the peaceful resolution of the situation,” his spokesman Stephane Dujarric said, having earlier expressed alarm over the abortive coup.Political tug of war

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