The dismissed former Army commander Juan José Zúñiga and two other soldiers were transferred this Saturday to the maximum security prison in Therefore,to serve preventive detention for the “attempted coup” in Bolivia against the government of President Luis Arce.
The Police carried out a strong police operation from noon this Saturday in the Special Force to Fight Crime (Felcc), in the center of La Paz, and 22 minutes later the former military man Zúñiga was taken out of the cells with two guards.
Before Zúñiga, the two other detained soldiers left, Juan Arnez and Edison Irahola who were also sent to preventive detention.
The three were loaded into Bolivian Police vehicles and at least seven more vehicles were behind them. The convoy has to reach the plateau of La Paz, where the Chonchocoro penitentiary center is located, about two hours from the center of La Paz.
The dismissed commander general of the Army Zúñiga and two other soldiers were sent to preventive detention on Friday for six months, accused of carrying out an “attempted coup d’état.” All three were charged with armed uprising and terrorism.
The Minister of Government (Interior), Eduardo del Castillo, and other government and police authorities arrived at the Felcc this Saturday to witness Zúñiga’s transfer. When the dismissed former commander came out in handcuffs, Del Castillo watched him from the first floor of the police department.
On Wednesday, Zúñiga led a military action with which, he said, he sought to “change the government cabinet” and “restore” democracy in Bolivia.
After arriving in a tank at the presidential palace, he had a face to face with President Arce, who ordered him to withdraw and withdraw the tanks and the soldiers who supported him in the military raid. After a few hours he was captured at the Army General Staff. In addition to former commander Zúñiga, Arnez and Irahola, 14 other soldiers were arrested for participating in the “attempted coup” d’état.