Paraguay's pro-Israel former president taken into custody over banking crisis

Paraguay's pro-Israel former president taken into custody over banking crisis Paraguayan prosecutors charged pro-Israel ex-president Santiago Pena and took him into custody Saturday over a banking crisis that saw millions cut off from their money and sparked major protests. Pena, Paraguay's youngest-ever president, was removed from office by the Senate on Friday, just three days after the collapse of a leading bank with which he had business links. An indictment against Pena states that "between 2023 and 2026, UENO

Localisation: Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East
Source: Middle East Eye
Categorie: politics
Date: Sun, 08 Nov 2026 02:03:50 +0000