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Santos Quispe, the independent Indigenous governor of La Paz department, has been arrested for drinking in his office (and thereby "misusing government resources"). Arrest followed a complaint by Israel Alanoca, of the right-leaning Somos Pueblo party. ahoraelpueblo.bo/el-gobernador-santos-quispe-es-trasladado-a-la-fiscalia-pacena-en-calidad-de-aprehendido/Permalink On twitter.com
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Quispe was arrested in a reported state of inebriation overnight. Relevantly, the offices have beds and his workday was set to begin at 5am, per his associates.Permalink On twitter.com
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Quispe became a candidate for governor after the death of his well-known father, rural leader Felipe Quispe.Permalink On twitter.com
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Alanoca served as the legislative affairs coordinator in Jeanine Áñez's government, where he pressed to cancel an anti-hunger program. He has been a vocal critic of Quispe in the La Paz departmental legislature. paginasiete.bo/temas/israel-alanoca-14802.htmlPermalink On twitter.com
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Immediate comment: Drinking in one's own office does not rise to the level of criminality, much less abuse of power. Any prosecution of this act will add to criticism of the politicization of the Bolivian judicial system.Permalink On twitter.com
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Too soon to be sure of political motives to either the police, who were after all called in by legislator, or to the government-funded press, which is running this as their lead story. But it doesn't look good.On twitter.com