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LA PAZ, Bolivia — Bolivian officials said Tuesday that they have formally asked the United States to extradite former President Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada, who ordered a military crackdown on 2003 riots in which at least 60 people died.
The 2,700-page request charging the exiled leader with “genocide” was delivered Monday, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Consuelo Ponce told reporters.
U.S. government offices were closed Tuesday for Veterans Day, and officials could not be reached for comment.
Sanchez de Lozada fled to the U.S. during the anti-government riots after troops under his command opened fire on largely Aymara Indian protesters.
