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Accusations against detained Bolivian governor Camacho are "made up", says ex president Mesa

Bolivia's former President Carlos Mesa attends an interview with Reuters to talk about the detention of Santa Cruz opposition governor Luis Fernando Camacho, who was arrested by Bolivia's police on Wednesday, in La Paz, Bolivia, December 29, 2022. REUTERS/Manuel Claure

Bolivia's former President Carlos Mesa told Reuters in an interview on Thursday that the accusations against Luis Fernando Camacho, the governor of agricultural hub Santa Cruz who was detained on Wednesday, are made up, spurious and non-existent.

(Reporting by Monica Machicao; Editing by Anthony Esposito)

FILE PHOTO: Bolivian opposition leader Luis Fernando Camacho receives a medical evaluation following his detention, at an undisclosed location in this image released December 28, 2022. TWITTER/Carlos Eduardo del Castillo del Carpio/Handout via REUTERS
FILE PHOTO: Luis Fernando Camacho, a Santa Cruz civic leader and major opposition figure, talks to supporters from a police car in La Paz, Bolivia, November 10, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
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