Bolivia: Information on attempts by the current Bolivian government of Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada to prosecute or investigate members of the Democratic Nationalist Alliance (Alianza Democrática Nationalista - ADN) for corruption or connections to drug trafficking
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 February 1995 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | BOL19580.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Bolivia: Information on attempts by the current Bolivian government of Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada to prosecute or investigate members of the Democratic Nationalist Alliance (Alianza Democrática Nationalista - ADN) for corruption or connections to drug trafficking, 1 February 1995, BOL19580.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6acb644.html [accessed 28 May 2023] |
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Information on this subject could not be found among the sources consulted at the DIRB. However, please consult the attached documents for information on corruption and drug-trafficking issues involving members of the opposition party Movement of the Revolutionary Left (Movimiento de la Izquierda Revolucionaria or MIR), during Sanchez de Lozada's current term.
This response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
Attachments
Drug Trafficking Update [Lima]. 7 November 1994. No. 55. "Bolivia: Drug Ties," p. 7.
_____. 11 July 1994. No. 51. "Bolivia: Final Phase of Drug Ties Case ," p. 1.
_____. 13 June 1994. No. 50. "Bolivia: Personally Signed," p. 7.
_____. 9 May 1994. No. 49. "Bolivia: Drug Trafficking or Drug Trickery?" pp. 1-2.
_____. 11 April 1994. No. 48. "Bolivia: Cocaine and Corruption," pp. 1-2.
EFE [Madrid, in Spanish]. 27 December 1994. "Oscar Eid Claims Innocence." (FBIS-LAT-94-250 29 Dec. 1994, pp. 26-27)
_____. 26 December 1994. "Antidrug Force Arrests MIR Leader Oscar Eid." (FBIS-LAT-94-248 27 Dec. 1994, p. 31)
_____. 17 December 1994. "Publication of Picture Triggers Cabinet `Crisis'." (FBIS-LAT-94-244 20 Dec. 1994, pp. 44-45)
_____. 16 December 1994. "Government Minister German Quiroga Resigns." (FBIS-LAT-94-243 19 Dec. 1994, p. 37)
_____. 16 December 1994. "Deputies To Enforce Drug Law Against MIR Members." (FBIS-LAT-94-243 19 Dec. 1994, p. 37)
Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS). 13 January 1995. "Polls Reveals Popularity of Political Parties." (FBIS-LAT-95-009 13 January 1995, p. 33)
_____. 14 December 1994 "Correction to MNR Wants MIR Members Tried for Drug Links." (FBIS-LAT-94-240 14 Dec. 1994, pp. 58-59)
Hoy [La Paz, in Spanish]. 17 December 1994. "MIR Leader Punished Under Antinarcotics Law." (FBIS-LAT-94-250 29 Dec. 1994, p. 26)
Keesing's Record of World Events [Cambridge]. March 1994. Vol. 40, No. 3. "Bolivia: Cabinet Changes," p. 39908.
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Presencia [La Paz, in Spanish]. 21 November 1994. "ADN Opposes `Zero Option' Plan." (FBIS-LAT-94-228 28 Nov. 1994, pp. 54-55)
Television Nacional Network [La Paz, in Spanish]. 10 January 1995. "Former President Returns to Political Life." (FBIS-LAT-95-007 11 Jan. 1995, pp. 28-29)
_____. 30 December 1994. "Sanchez de Lozada: MIR Members Innocent Until Proven Guilty." (FBIS-LAT-95-001 3 Jan. 1995, pp. 46-47)
_____. 21 December 1994. "Court Postpones Decision on Rico Toro, Denies Extraditions." (FBIS-LAT-94-248 27 Dec. 1994, p. 31)
_____. 8 December 1994. "MNR Wants MIR Members Tried for Drug Links." (FBIS-LAT-94-237 9 Dec. 1994, pp. 37-38)
Los Tiempos. [Cochabamba, in Spanish]. 18 December 1994. "Government Strengthened After `Narco-Links'." (FBIS-LAT-95-003 5 Jan. 1995, pp. 33-34)
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