Cerimedo's ex-partner testifies for three hours before Bolivia's Public Prosecutor over illicit enrichment
Nadia Beller testified before Bolivia's Public Prosecutor in the case against Argentine political consultant Fernando Cerimedo, who has been detained since mid-August.
Beller testifies before Bolivia's Public Prosecutor in the Cerimedo case
Lawyer and activist Nadia Beller gave an informative statement on Thursday before Bolivia's Public Prosecutor as part of an investigation into alleged illicit enrichment against Argentine political consultant Fernando Cerimedo, according to telesurtv.net.
Beller's testimony, the defendant's ex-partner, was conducted under heavy security in a Gesell room of the Special Victims Unit in Santa Cruz. The session lasted approximately three hours and included around one hundred questions posed by the Public Ministry, as well as cross-examination by Cerimedo's defence team.
Given the sensitivity of the case, Beller formally requested to be admitted to the protected witness scheme, citing fears for her personal safety.
Prior to her appearance, the activist spoke out on her social media accounts and stated that the attack against her was aimed at preventing the reporting of alleged acts of corruption.
Cerimedo has remained in preventive detention at a penitentiary in the Bolivian highlands since mid-August, after being identified as the prime suspect in a case of attempted femicide and in an investigation into gender-based violence, both linked to an armed attack that Beller suffered.
For Friday, the court has scheduled a virtual hearing in Santa Cruz in which the Public Ministry will request the seizure of digital information contained in the defendant's electronic devices.
The judicial cases against Cerimedo—who was part of the communications strategy for Javier Milei's presidential campaign in Argentina in 2023 and founded the portal La Derecha Diario—have generated political repercussions in Bolivia. Opposition sectors have questioned his links with the current administration of president Rodrigo Paz. The Argentine consultant himself acknowledged maintaining a friendship with the head of state, but clarified that he did not hold official positions nor signed contracts with the Bolivian State.
Source: Google News BO — Crime