Arrested one more general and three officers

On June 28, Bolivian Interior Minister Eduardo del Castillo said he had arrested four more officers, including the country's Air Force Commander, in connection with the failed coup on June 26, increasing the number of people arrested to 21.

Captured military members attend a press conference in La Paz, Bolivia, on June 27. (Source: Cyprus Mail)

Speaking at a press conference in the capital La Paz, Mr. Del Castillo emphasized that among those arrested was General Marcelo Zegarra, the dismissed Air Force Commander, when he appeared at the prosecutor's office with his lawyers. The other three arrested were all military officers.

According to official information, up to this point, the Commanders of the Army, Navy and Air Force have participated in the armored attack and siege of the Bolivian Presidential Palace with a coup plot, led by the Commander-in-Chief of the Army Juan José Zúñiga.

Mr. Zúñiga was dismissed and arrested shortly after the failed coup, along with Navy Vice Admiral Juan Arnez.

Minister Del Castillo said authorities will continue to investigate to clarify the coup plot against leftist President Luis Arce, who has been in power since late 2020.

Previously, on June 27, Interior Minister Castillo confirmed that the country's police had arrested at least 17 military officers involved in organizing a coup plot in the South American country.

Bolivia's state news agency Abi quoted Mr Castillo as saying at a press conference: "Bolivian police have enough information to expose the 'entire network' involved in the coup attempt."

The official revealed that testimony showed that the coup plot was planned since May 2024.

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