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News from Gestetner Updates.com:Who Triggered the Corruption Investigation in Bolivia?Republican Congressman Chris Smith of New Jersey.Who Triggered the Corruption Investigation in Bolivia? Republican Congressman Chris Smith of New Jersey. La Razon reports that Government Minister Carlos Romero revealed that he became interested in the case because of concerns of U.S. Congressman Chris Smith, who arrived in Bolivia in June to learn about the situation of his compatriot. Later, he recalled, that the authorities of the United States Embassy in La Paz also raised the case. “That was also alerting us more.” The Algemeiner reports that Rep. Chris Smith, who has been active advocating for the release of American-Jewish contractor Jacob Ostreicher is hopeful that the arrest of Jose Manuel Antezana, a high-level official who was employed for the Bolivian ministry of the presidency, will help prove Ostreicher’s innocence. Antezana is accused of earning more than $9,000 by illegally selling 18 tons of rice that had been confiscated from Ostreicher. “I am cautiously hopeful that this is a positive development and that Jacob is a step closer to freedom. Justice delayed is justice denied, and justice has been delayed for a long time. Jacob has tried to work through the legal system, and has been patient beyond reasonable expectations. There simply is no evidence offered against him,” said Smith, chairman of a U.S. congressional subcommittee that oversees international human rights. Related articles:
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