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US deports Bolivia’s ex-interior minister to face charges for corruption and protester killings
Arturo Murillo faces charges including breach of duty and crimes against humanity related to a 2019 crackdown that caused at least 37 deaths, following his deportation from the U.S.
- Arturo Murillo, a former Bolivian interior minister, was deported from Florida to Bolivia to face multiple charges including crimes against humanity for overseeing deadly protests in 2019.
- Murillo was freed from U.S. prison in June after serving four years for money laundering, tied to bribes from a Florida company.
- A judge upheld Murillo's deportation on July 29, after he fought the order while in ICE custody.
- In Bolivia, he faces prison sentences for illegally importing tear gas and procuring overpriced supplies for protest suppression that resulted in at least 37 deaths.
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Former Bolivian minister Arturo Murillo was deported from the United States to his country, after serving a sentence for a money laundering case and upon his arrival in Santa Cruz this Thursday he was arrested to serve other sentences, a AFP journalist found.Read more]]>
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Deported ex-minister Murillo taken into custody in Bolivia
Former Bolivian cabinet minister Arturo Murillo, who was deported from the United States after serving a sentence for money laundering, was arrested upon arrival in Santa Cruz Thursday to face charges in his home country, an AFP journalist witnessed. Murillo, 61, was sentenced in January 2023 to 70 months in a US prison for his
US deports Bolivia's ex-interior minister to face charges for corruption and protester killings
The Bolivian government says that Arturo Murillo, a former interior minister, has been deported from Florida to Bolivia, where he is expected to face charges ranging from breach of duty for illegally importing weapons to crimes against humanity for overseeing a crackdown on protests in 2019.
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Former Bolivian interior minister to be deported from US to face charges
The Bolivian government says that Arturo Murillo, a former interior minister, will be deported from Florida to Bolivia, where he is expected to face charges ranging from breach of duty for illegally importing weapons to crimes against humanity for overseeing a brutal crackdown on protests in 2019.
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