Freddy Mamani granted house arrest after government fails to secure prison detention

Former Bolivian Chamber of Deputies president Freddy Mamani will serve his pre-trial detention under house arrest, a decision that overturned the government's request for two months in San Pedro prison. Mamani's defense team successfully argued against the prosecution's claims, which included terrorism and public incitement.

The prosecutor's office had sought preventive detention for Mamani, who served as president of the Chamber of Deputies from 2020 to 2022. He was arrested on Monday in El Alto, accused of offenses stemming from conflicts in May and June. His lawyer, Marcelo Galván, stated that the prosecution failed to substantiate seven charges against his client.

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There is a presentation every 15 days to the prosecutor's office by Freddy Mamani, at the same time two guarantors, one solvent and one personal, on the other hand, house arrest disproving what is the amount of 30,000 bolivianos.

"The Ministry of Government wanted to expand the procedural risks for preventive detention for two months in San Pedro prison, but with all the technical defense carried out by the legal team, the procedural risks have been disproven," Galván said. The defense also noted that the prosecution's case relied solely on a video where Mamani opposed the repeal of the Law Copa, which regulated states of exception.

Mamani is one of five people processed in connection with the case. Three others, including former Ponchos Rojos executive Vicente Salazar and Csutcb leader David Quispe, have already appeared before a judge. Another individual, former leader David Mamani, remains a fugitive. The defense plans to appeal the house arrest decision, as Mamani is a professor with a job in El Alto.

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The Ministry of Government wanted to expand the procedural risks for preventive detention for two months in San Pedro prison, but with all the technical defense carried out by the legal team, the procedural risks have been disproven.