Suspected leaders of failed Bolivian coup remanded in custody

Zúñiga, accused of leading a failed coup against President Luis Arce, was transferred from prison this Saturday for security reasons, announced the penitentiary authority.

A handout picture released by the Bolivian Ministry of Government (Interior) shows now-dismissed army chief General Juan Jose Zuniga being admitted at the El Abra maximum security prison in Cochabamba, central Bolivia, on June 29, 2024. (AFP)