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FORMER Bolivian interior minister Arturo Murillo, who is wanted in relation to crimes committed in the aftermath of a 2019 Washington-backed coup, is hiding in the United States, his country’s attorney general has confirmed.
The fugitive from justice is sought on a string of charges, including the alleged irregular purchase of tear gas that was used to subdue protests after the overthrow of democratically elected president Evo Morales.
Mr Murillo was already know to have fled to Brazil before taking a flight to Panama, where he arrived on November 9.
Far-right forces are rising across Latin America and the Caribbean, armed with a common agenda of anti-communism, the culture war, and neoliberal economics, writes VIJAY PRASHAD
LEE BROWN highlights the latest attempts to undo progressive reforms instated during the presidency of Rafael Correa
