Paraguayan Public Ministry Requests Santiago Peña's Arrest
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TL;DR
- Former Paraguayan president Santiago Peña formally accused of breach of trust and self-dealing.
- Pretrial detention requested for Peña and former Central Bank president Carlos Carvallo.
- Carvallo also accused of falsifying public documents.
- Investigation initiated based on new and expanded previous allegations.
- Prosecutors seek freezing of assets and bank accounts for Peña and Carvallo.
- Ueno Bank collapsed due to insolvency, preventing customer access to funds.
- 1.2 million account holders have received frozen funds through a deposit guarantee fund.
- Peña was removed from office by the Senate due to poor performance.
- Peña was already under house arrest and denies any wrongdoing.