The Bolivian general accused of leading a failed coup has been sent to a maximum-security prison as he faces charges of terrorism and starting an armed uprising. A handcuffed Gen. Juan José Zúñiga was escorted on Saturday by two guards to the vehicle that it will take him to the Chonchocoro maximum-security prison on the outskirts of La Paz.
Juan Jose Zuniga, former commanding general of the army, is escorted from a jail to be taken to Chonchocoro maximum security prison, in La Paz , Bolivia , Saturday, June 29, 2024. Zuniga was detained for his involvement in what President Luis Arce called a coup attempt. Juan Jose Zuniga, former commanding general of the Army, is escorted from a jail to be taken to Chonchocoro maximum security prison, in La Paz , Bolivia , Saturday, June 29, 2024.
“The rest are innocent. The are innocent people,” he added. Two other former military chiefs, including former navy Vice Adm. Juan Arnez Salvador, were also taken to the same prison. Zúñiga, who was arrested Wednesday after the rebellion, said before being taken into custody, without providing evidence, that President Luis Arce ordered him to carry out the rebellion — something that the Bolivian leader and his government have vigorously denied.on Friday that Zúñiga planned to “take over” the government and become president, and he denied once again that Wednesday’s attack on the government palace was a “self-coup” designed to garner him political points.
Authorities have arrested 21 people, including Zúñiga, who were in custody in police facilities in La Paz. All of them face charges of armed uprising and terrorism.Families of some of the detainees said Friday that they knew nothing of a plot, and some say that their loved ones were simply
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