
The charge concerns manslaughter and dereliction of duty following the explosions in the Viacha barracks which caused 9 deaths.
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The explosions occurred on September 5 at the General Maintenance Center of the Ram-2 Bolívar Mechanized Artillery Regiment in Viacha.
The Bolivian Army has reported former Defense Minister Edmundo Novillo to the Attorney General's Office for manslaughter and dereliction of duty in relation to the two explosions that occurred on 5 September in a barracks in Viacha, which caused nine deaths, five missing and 84 injured. Efe reports it.
According to the Army commander, Héctor Alarcón, the complaint is based on a report delivered to Novillo in September 2025, which reported the advanced state of deterioration of the explosive material kept in the facility and recommended its deactivation, incineration or transfer. Alarcón claimed that the former minister would not follow up on the recommendations.
The Prosecutor's Office will now have to ascertain the connection between the alleged omissions and the victims. The explosions occurred in the General Maintenance Center of the Ram-2 Bolívar Mechanized Artillery Regiment. Novillo was defense minister during the presidency of Luis Arce, from 2020 to 2025.
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