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Prosecutor requests 34 years in prison for former President Castillo

Published on: January 12, 2024
13:35

Lima, Jan 12 (Prensa Latina) The Peruvian Public Prosecutor's Office on Friday requested a 34-year prison sentence for former President Pedro Castillo, when formalizing the accusation of rebellion, abuse of authority and serious disturbance of public tranquility.

Paraguayan authorities recovered prison controlled by prisoners

Published on: January 4, 2024
12:03

Asunción, Jan 4 (Prensa Latina) Paraguayan authorities recovered the control of the Tacumbú penitenciary from the hands of prisoners, "one of the 10 worst prisons in the world", President Santiago Peña was quoted as saying today by the ABC Color newspaper.

Paraguay: One dead and 12 wounded in operation in capital’s prison

Published on: December 18, 2023
10:29

Asuncion, Dec 18 (Prensa Latina) One Paraguayan policeman dead and 12 wounded among agents and prisoners was the initial result of an operation launched by combined forces against the capital's Tacumbu prison, controlled by a criminal group.

Uruguayan repressors sentenced to prison

Published on: November 29, 2023
12:22

Montevideo, Nov 29 (Prensa Latina) Uruguayan justice ordered the prosecution with imprisonment of five military officers charged with the abduction and disappearance of communist dock worker Julio Correa Rodríguez in 1975, it was announced on Wednesday.

Venezuelan military forces occupy Puente Ayala Prison

Published on: October 30, 2023
13:41

Caracas, Oct 30 (Prensa Latina) Members of the Bolivarian National Guard and the National Police took cotrol of the Puente Ayala penitentiary center in Barcelona, state of Anzoátegui, on Monday, as part of the Gran Cacique Guaicaipuro operation, official sources reported.

Cuban hero Ramón Labañino launches book on his days in US prisons

Published on: August 22, 2023
12:47

Havana, Aug 22 (Prensa Latina) The Hero of the Republic of Cuba Ramón Labañino on Tuesday launched his book "Hombre del silencio: diario de prisión" (Man of Silence: A Prison Diary), which recalls the 16 years he spent in prison in the United States for fighting terrorism.

Former Burkinabe minister sent to prison under three charges

Published on: August 18, 2023
17:35

Ouagadougou, Aug 18 (Prensa Latina) The Minister of Transport in the government of ousted President Roc Marc Christian Kabore, Vincent Dabilgou, will spend at least seven years in prison convicted of corruption.

31 dead after prison riots in Ecuador

Published on: July 26, 2023
07:01

Quito, Jul 26 (Prensa Latina) Yesterday, the Ecuadorian Attorney General's Office confirmed the riots that began three days ago in the Litoral Penitentiary, the country's largest prison, have left 31 dead, while the authorities seek to regain control of the center. In addition, the institution reported that 14 people were injured, among them a policeman and a soldier.

Appeal in Bolivia against acquittal of accused racist in Bolivia

Published on: June 7, 2023
13:27

La Paz, Jun 7 (Prensa Latina) Bolivian lawyer Marcelo Aliaga confirmed today that he will appeal the decision of a judge, who acquitted the former Santa Cruz civic officer Rómulo Calvo of the crime of incitement to racism, in the case known as Wiphala.

Julian Assange invites King Charles III to visit Belmarsh prison

Published on: May 6, 2023
11:28

London, May 6 (Prensa Latina) WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, held at His Majesty's Prison Belmarsh, urged King Charles III to visit the penitentiary institution after his coronation ceremony, which was attended by which 200,000 guests on Saturday.

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