Paraguayan President Santiago Pena was placed under house arrest on Friday on suspicion of breach of trust, shortly after the Senate removed him from office over the collapse of a major bank tied to his government. Pena had offered his resignation over the disaster, but lawmakers pressed ahead with impeachment proceedings that would strip him of immunity granted to former presidents. He did not attend the trial in the Senate despite earlier pledging to defend himself. The president “is declared...
Paraguay’s President Pena impeached over Ueno banking crisis, placed under house arrest
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SCMP - Feed 91By Agence France-Presse
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Paraguayan President Santiago Pena was placed under house arrest on Friday on suspicion of breach of trust, shortly after the Senate removed him from office over the collapse of a major bank tied to his government. Pena had offered his resignation over the disaster, but lawmakers pressed ahead with impeachment proceedings that would strip him of immunity granted to former presidents. He did not attend the trial in the Senate despite earlier pledging to defend himself. The president “is declared.
Key Takeaways
- Paraguay’s President Pena impeached over Ueno banking crisis, placed under house arrest.
- Pena had offered his resignation over the disaster, but lawmakers pressed ahead with impeachment proceedings that would strip him of immunity granted to former presidents.
- He did not attend the trial in the Senate despite earlier pledging to defend himself.
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