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Ex-Bolivian Minister Eduardo Del Castillo Detained at Viru Viru Over Alleged Police Obstruction

Prosecutors must decide within 24 hours whether to file charges after the airport incident.

Overview

  • Police say he refused a routine inspection in the pre-boarding area, causing delays to an international flight.
  • He was detained alongside another person and taken to FELCC offices in Warnes, then Santa Cruz, for investigation.
  • Fiscal general Roger Mariaca said the case concerns the alleged offense of impeding police duties and that an assigned prosecutor is reviewing police reports.
  • Authorities said he had no prior complaints or legal impediments to leave the country, though airport security protocols applied.
  • He planned to travel to Chile en route to China, and the former Government minister who polled about 3% as the MAS presidential candidate in August was detained during intensified legal actions that recently included the preventive imprisonment of ex-president Luis Arce.