Santiago Peña is arrested in Paraguay after impeachment
Initially, he will be under house arrest and will be interrogated on Saturday
TL;DR
- Former Paraguayan President Santiago Peña arrested on suspicion of financial irregularities.
- Peña faces charges including breach of trust, influence peddling, and embezzlement.
- The arrest is linked to the collapse of Ueno Bank, a digital institution.
- The bank's failure led to a political crisis, Peña's impeachment, and protests.
- Several Ueno Bank executives have also been arrested.
- Peña previously served as Minister of Finance and was an ex-shareholder of the group controlling Ueno Bank.