Luis Fernando Camacho is accused of fomenting a coup, but some are calling it a kidnapping.
By George WrightBolivian police have arrested a prominent right-wing opposition leader on charges of fomenting a coup.
Mr Camacho has led an anti-government strike in Santa Cruz for over a month, bringing the region to a standstill.But a statement from the Attorney General's office said Mr Camacho was arrested on the grounds of staging a coup and he had been aware of the charges for several weeks.The census would likely result in Santa Cruz - which has long locked horns with highland political capital La Paz - securing more tax revenues and political power.
"People dressed in black with black guns got out and they started hitting the windows. They didn't even tell us to get out, they just hit them with the back part of the weapons," she told the Reuters news agency.Upon being arrested, Mr Camacho was taken to a local airport to be flown to La Paz, local media reported.
Protesters also descended on Santa Cruz's Viru Viru airport, in an apparent attempt to prevent Mr Camacho from being taken to another location.Former President Carlos Mesa called the arrest a "kidnapping".
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