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Weekly Report - 05 January 2012 (WR-12-01)
BOLIVIA: Two down, one to go…
President Evo Morales and his government are facing fresh accusations from the opposition of ‘judicialising politics’ after the removal of Beni’s opposition regional governor, Ernesto Suárez, over alleged corruption and the announcement of an arrest warrant for the one remaining opposition governor, Santa Cruz’s Rubén Costas. The move, which follows the ejection of Tarija’s Mario Cossío a year earlier [WR-11-01], comes as Morales is promising a new “era of justice” based on “independence, transparency and inclusion” following the inauguration this week of the 56 new justices for the top courts picked in historic elections on 16 October. Dispelling these accusations could well be the first challenge for the new officials.
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