-
#BoliviaEnCrisis Bolivian judge will re-sentence police Lieutenant Cristian Casanova for 2018 killing of El Alto university student Jonathan Quispe during protest. paginasiete.bo/seguridad/2020/1/6/anulan-sentencia-contra-casanova-por-muerte-de-jonathan-quispe-242591.html
-
Casanova had previously been sentenced to 5 years in prison under plea agreement. The University objected and the new sentence for murder could be up to 30 years.
-
As elsewhere, accountability for police murder in Bolivia is often limited, long-delayed, or (most often) denied altogether. This case had already proceeded swiftly and now may involve a much stiffer penalty.