Bolivian president Rodrigo Paz is one of several Latin American leaders seeking closer ties with Washington. (EPA Images pic)LA PAZ: Bolivia's Supreme Court chief justice on Wednesday said he had fled the country, alleging persecution by the US-backed government as investigations target senior court officials.
President Donald Trump's administration has backed several recent arrests of high-ranking Bolivian judicial officials over alleged links to drug trafficking.
Last month, former attorney general Roger Mariaca was detained two days after the United States blacklisted him for allegedly taking bribes to facilitate drug trafficking.
On Wednesday, Supreme Court chief justice Romer Saucedo said he had left Bolivia, accusing center-right President Rodrigo Paz's government of "attempts at persecution and intimidation."
