Nadia Beller Expands Declaration, Alleges Cerimedo Coordinated With Security Forces

Nadia Beller, the lawyer shot in the Aug. 17 attack she attributes to ex-partner Fernando Cerimedo, expanded her declaration before Bolivian prosecutors on Sept. 9, alleging that Cerimedo "coordinated with law enforcement forces" (coordinaba con fuerzas del orden) during his informal role advising President Paz. The statement builds on her Aug. 30 testimony describing a YPFB fuel-diversion and gold-smuggling network and adds detail on Cerimedo's asserted links to Bolivia's security apparatus, which Beller's legal team says corroborates the influence-trafficking complaint VP Lara filed against Cerimedo and First Lady Urquidi on Sept. 1.