LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — A Bolivian court on Friday ordered the country’s former President Luis Arce to remain detained for five months while he awaits trial on corruption charges, the latest development in a case that threatens to exacerbate...

Bolivian court sentences former President Luis Arce to five months in jail on corruption charges amid rising political tensions.

Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. A Bolivian court ordered former president Luis Arce to remain in detention for five months while prosecutors investigate alleged embezzlement of USD 700 million from an Indigenous development fund. Arce denied wrongdoing, calling the case politically motivated. World News | Bolivian Court Remands Former President Arce in Custody over Corruption Probe.