The arrest of the former American ambassador on suspicion of being an “agent” for Cuba

According to the report of the international group of Fars news agency, in a situation where the tensions between Cuba and the United States continue, the arrest of Washington’s former ambassador to Bolivia in the American city of Miami on charges of having secret relations with Cuba made news.

In its report on Monday (today), the American Associated Press reported, quoting knowledgeable sources, that Manuel Rocha, the country’s ambassador from 2000 to 2002, was arrested in Bolivia on Friday.

according to Fox News News”, this former American diplomat has been accused of secretly serving as an “agent and agent” of the Cuban government.

73-year-old Manuel Rochai last Friday in the city of Miyagi. America was arrested following a criminal complaint.

American media reported that more details of the case of the former American ambassador to Bolivia will be released today during his open court session.

The US Department of Justice is said to have charged Rocha with: serving and working to promote the interests of the Cuban government without registering as an agent of a foreign government with the US Department of Justice.

According to US federal law, US persons who act on behalf of and in support of a foreign government or entity within the US are required to register with the US Department of Justice.

During his 25-year diplomatic career in the US State Department, Rocha had experience in the democratic and republican governments of this country and was often active in Latin American countries.

In addition to Bolivia, he worked in Italy, Honduras, Mexico, and the Dominican Republic, and he also worked for a while as a Latin American expert at the US National Security Council.

News reporter The Associated Press reached Manuel Rocha’s wife Carla Witkop Rocha by phone and asked about her husband’s arrest, but she was content to say: “I don’t need to talk to you.”

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