President of the Argentine Republic Javier Gerardo Milei speaks at the United Nations Headquarters in 2025. Bolivian prosecutors will seek six months of pretrial detention for Argentine political consultant Fernando Cerimedo, Milei's former campaign advisor. File Photo by Peter Foley/UPI | License Photo
Aug. 19 (UPI) -- Bolivian prosecutors will seek six months of pretrial detention for Argentine political consultant Fernando Cerimedo, a former campaign adviser to Argentine President Javier Milei and an adviser to Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz, over his alleged role as the intellectual author of a shooting attack against his former partner, Nadia Beller.
Santa Cruz departmental prosecutor Alberto Zeballos said Wednesday that prosecutors filed charges against Cerimedo for attempted femicide and will request that he remain for 180 days in Palmasola prison while the investigation moves forward, Bolivian newspaper EL DEBER reported.
"We have an alleged perpetrator in custody, as the intellectual author," Zeballos said, referring to Cerimedo.
Prosecutors also opened a second investigation into Cerimedo in La Paz for alleged illicit enrichment after raiding two homes linked to the consultant and finding money, a satellite phone, valuables and vehicles, including one equipped with security features reserved for official use, according to La Paz departmental prosecutor Luis Carlos Torrez.
