Bank scandal: Paraguay's ex-president Peña to be held in pre-trial detention
First, Santiago Peña loses his presidency, now he has to go to prison. The judiciary accuses him of serious legal violations in connection with a banking scandal.
Paraguay's ousted President Santiago Peña has been taken into investigative custody in connection with a bank scandal. A judge ordered him to be held in a military barracks in the capital Asunción, citing flight risk and potential obstruction of investigations. Peña was accused of embezzlement and self-enrichment, and his lawyer argued that there was no risk of him fleeing or tampering with evidence.
The case is related to the Digital bank Ueno, which faced a severe crisis and had its assets frozen, with Peña having had business ties to the bank's parent company, Grupo Vázquez.
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