Parliament rejects Peña's request for a prorogation and begins the impeachment
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Paraguay's Senate has denied President Santiago Peña a 72-hour extension to prepare his defense, immediately summoning him to Parliament to begin the impeachment trial linked to the Ueno Bank scandal.
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President Santiago Peña is involved in the Ueno Bank bankruptcy scandal. Parliament previously rejected his call for resignation.
The Paraguayan Senate rejected the request for extension presented by President Santiago Peña and summoned him to Parliament to immediately start the impeachment trial ('juicio politica').
Peña had requested a 72-hour extension to prepare his defense after Parliament rejected his resignation request presented on Thursday.
"I am asked to respond to the accusations in less than 12 hours. This is not a fair trial", the president who ended up at the center of the Ueno Bank bankruptcy scandal said on social media.
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Start of impeachment trial in Parliament
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- What is the specific evidence against the president?
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