Santiago Peña is arrested in Paraguay after impeachment
Santiago Peña begins to serve house arrest after impeachment in Paraguay. Former president is investigated for suspicions at Ueno Bank.
TL;DR
- Former Paraguayan President Santiago Peña is under house arrest following his impeachment by the Senate.
- The arrest is linked to a criminal investigation into alleged financial irregularities involving Ueno Bank.
- Former Central Bank president Carlos Carvallo has also been arrested.
- The investigation targets suspected breach of trust and other offenses related to the Ueno Bank's collapse.
- Peña was impeached by a unanimous Senate vote, making him the second democratically elected president removed by this procedure since 1989.
- The former president denies any wrongdoing or interference in bank oversight.
- The Ueno Bank collapse has also led to the preventive arrest of its founder, Miguel Vázquez.
- Peña loses his status as a lifetime senator and immunity due to the impeachment.