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Weekly Report - 31 May 2012 (WR-12-21)
BOLIVIA: Police problems proliferate for Morales
Police concerns raised by Bolivia’s deputy minister of citizen security, retired General Miguel Vásquez [WR-12-20], have since intensified. Last week President Evo Morales was forced to replace General Jorge Santiesteban, his sixth police chief in as many years, over corruption allegations. The appointment of Santiesteban’s successor has done little to encourage hopes that the situation in one of Bolivia’s most questioned institutions will improve; those to have registered objections include top officials from within the police itself.
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