May 11, 2023, 9:35 PM
May 11, 2023, 9:35 PM
This Thursday, the Prosecutor’s Office apprehended in the department of Pando a Rosa Viviana B., works at the Ministry of Environment Environment and Water, for the investigation that was opened by the alleged millionaire bribes from companies that were awarded works during the management of the minister of this portfolio, Juan Santos Cruz.
The operation was carried out by police officers and prosecutors from the city of La Paz, who arrived in the city of Cobija at execute the arrest warrant against the public official, which was issued by prosecutor Franklin Alborta, who is investigating this alleged act of corruption.
The Prosecutor’s Office confirmed that the woman is investigated for the alleged crime of illicit enrichment and will be transferred to the city of La Paz, where this process was opened at the complaint of the Vice Ministry of Transparency for the alleged millionaire bribes received by the ministry of the Environment, by awarding works to different construction companies.
This case occurs after several public complaints arose against the Minister of the Environment, Juan Santos Cruz. An alleged trusted associate pointed out that collected Bs 19 million in bribes for Santos.
“As soon as the Ministry of Environment and Water took office, in November 2020, He offered me an address and asked me to take charge of negotiating the works. From that date until January 2023, I estimate that I collected around Bs 19 million in bribes for the minister. For now, I will not say my identity for fear of reprisals against myself and my family, but I will say everything I did and saw,” says the story published by Rimay Pampa.
On Wednesday, the departmental prosecutor of La Paz, William Alave, confirmed that a process was opened for this case, after the Vice Ministry of Transparency formalized the complaint against some officials of the Ministry of the Environment and not so against Juan Santos Cruz.
Asked if Minister Santos would be investigated, Alave said that there is always the possibility of expand the investigation against people “who are or who have been participants in the denounced facts.”
For its part, the government authority indicated for the alleged commission of this crime, came out on Tuesday to hold a press conference and noHe denied the public accusations against him.
Even, “today (by Tuesday) I presented my personal and private complaint against the author or authors so that once and for all we get to the bottom of this and we can find those responsible for all the lies that are being told before public opinion,” he said.
