Bolivia’s top judge flees country, alleging persecution
The US has backed several recent arrests of high-ranking Bolivian judicial officials over alleged links to drug trafficking.
Bolivia's top judge, Romer Saucedo, has fled the country, claiming persecution by the US-backed government as investigations target senior judicial officials. President Donald Trump's administration has supported recent arrests of high-ranking Bolivian judicial officials accused of drug trafficking links. In March, Bolivia joined the US-backed "Shield of the Americas" alliance aimed at combating drug trafficking in the region.
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