Bolivian police on Wednesday detained prominent opposition leader Luis Fernando Camacho on charges of "terrorism", significantly escalating tensions between the national government and Camacho's base in the Santa Cruz region, APA reports citing Reuters.
Bolivia's state attorney's office confirmed the detention of 43-year-old Camacho, a lawyer and right-wing civic leader who unsuccessfully ran for president in 2020 and is now governor of the affluent farming hub of Santa Cruz.
The office said the arrest was connected to the toppling of former leftist president Evo Morales in 2019. An October arrest warrant accused Camacho of "terrorism" without giving more details.
Camacho's communications team posted a statement released by the Le Paz prosecutor's office in which he said the accusations against him lacked truth and credibility.
He said he had been "brutally kidnapped" by police and that he was proud of his part in the fight for "freedom and democracy" in Bolivia, according to the statement, which his team posted on his Twitter account.
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