Bolivia seeks prosecution of ex-president

Friday, June 23, 2006 · Last updated 9:37 p.m. PT

Bolivia seeks prosecution of ex-president

By PAOLA FLORES
ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER

LA PAZ, Bolivia -- The energy minister said Friday that he's seeking criminal charges against ex-President Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada and others for allegedly cheating the state in a gas pipeline investment deal.

Andrez Soliz said asked Bolivia's chief prosecutor to pursue charges against Sanchez de Lozada and former officials of collapsed Enron Corp. and Prisma Energy, which had bought Enron shares, for contracts damaging to the state, contravening the constitution and falsification of contracts.

Soliz told a news conference that he also planned to seek charges against former Vice President Victor Hugo Cardenas, people who served as ministers during Sanchez's 1993-1997 presidency and former executives of Bolivia's state oil company.

He singled out former Enron director for Bolivia Peter E. Weidler in his allegations. Weidler could not immediately be reached by phone in Houston Friday evening, and calls were not immediately returned to representatives for Prisma and for former Enron executives.
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http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1102AP_Bolivia_Enron.html

for future reference!

Especially after losing their cocaine market down there.

and a warning to assholes currently in our government.