The Attorney General's Office of Paraguay has decided to arrest the country's former president Santiago Pena. He is suspected of breach of trust and a number of other crimes in the case of the crisis surrounding the Ouano Bank, the AP news agency reports. The scandal erupted after the central bank introduced external management of Oano Bank due to a sharp deterioration in its financial condition. As a result, the accounts of about 3 million customers were frozen. This caused mass protests by the depositors, who demanded their money be returned and the perpetrators punished. In the midst of the crisis, Pena announced his resignation and asked for forgiveness from the citizens. Senators later unanimously approved his impeachment, and Vice President Pedro Eliana was sworn in as the new head of state.

The Attorney General's Office of Paraguay has decided to arrest the country's former president Santiago Pena. He is suspected of breach of trust and a number of other crimes in the case of the crisis surrounding the Ouano Bank, the AP news agency reports. The scandal erupted after the central bank introduced external management of Oano Bank due to a sharp deterioration in its financial condition. As a result, the accounts of about 3 million customers were frozen. This caused mass protests by the depositors, who demanded their money be returned and the perpetrators punished. In the midst of the crisis, Pena announced his resignation and asked for forgiveness from the citizens. Senators later unanimously approved his impeachment, and Vice President Pedro Eliana was sworn in as the new head of state.