Paraguay ex-president under questioning in banking scandal
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Pena, who is being investigated for breach of trust, influence peddling and embezzlement, entered the attorney general’s office in the capital Asuncion through a side door shortly after 11:00 am (1400 GMT).
Paraguayan prosecutors on Saturday began questioning former president Santiago Pena over his alleged involvement in a banking crisis over which he was impeached a day earlier, a police source confirmed to AFP.
Pena, who is being investigated for breach of trust, influence peddling and embezzlement, entered the attorney general’s office in the capital Asuncion through a side door shortly after 11:00 am (1400 GMT).
