Ueno Bank crash in Paraguay, charges against the former president formalized
The Attorney General's Office confirms precautionary arrests and seizure of assets in the investigation into the Ueno Bank crack
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The General Prosecutor's Office of Paraguay today formalized charges against former president Santiago Peña for abuse of trust as instigator and mismanagement for personal purposes as material perpetrator, confirming precautionary arrests in prison and seizure of assets, bank accounts, deposits, investments and financial activities in the investigation into the Ueno Bank crack.
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Why It Matters
The investigation concerns the collapse of Ueno Bank and alleged decisions of the former president relating to the deposit, renewal and maintenance of public and social security funds at the institution, with which the corporate group allegedly had economic and commercial links.
(see report at 6.06 pm) 'Abuse of trust as instigator' and 'mismanagement for personal purposes as material perpetrator'. These are the charges formalized today by the Attorney General of Paraguay against former president Santiago Peña.
"The precautionary arrests in prison and the embargo of assets, bank accounts, deposits, investments and any financial activities" were also confirmed against him, we read in the judiciary document.
This is what we read in a note from the judiciary which also specifies some of the elements collected during the investigation into the collapse of the Ueno Bank which would suggest an active participation of the former president.
"The investigations - reports the document obtained by ANSA - indicate that during his mandate as President of the Republic, he would have intervened in decisions relating to the deposit, renewal and maintenance of public and social security funds at Ueno Bank, an institution with whose corporate group he would have had economic and commercial links".
"Among the evidence acquired - continues the text - are his shareholding in Ueno Holding, the subsequent transactions regarding these shares and some meetings had with officials of the Social Security Institute (Ips) regarding decisions on investments in financial instruments issued by the bank".
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The legal proceedings against Santiago Peña will continue with possible procedural developments in the coming months.
Likely · Within months
Open Questions
- What is the concrete evidence of Peña's shareholding in Ueno Holding?
- What specific decisions of the Social Security Institute are under investigation?
- What are the expected timeframes for the judicial proceedings?
