LA PAZ TV HIGHLIGHTS 261730: LAP 01-055

This document is an intelligence summary produced by FBIS Reston, Virginia, on March 26, 2001, detailing television highlights from La Paz, Bolivia. The report covers four distinct news items. The first item notes that a video report from Cochabamba, presented by Vivica Rivas, featured an alleged UFO sighting over Cochabamba and La Paz. This segment also mentioned that relatives of a deceased individual named Richard Cordoba claimed that policemen in civilian clothes were intimidating them. The second item reports that the Bolivian Air Force investigated the area where the alleged UFO was spotted but found nothing. The third item discusses a nationwide campaign by the Justice Ministry to present a new penal code, featuring comments from Justice Minister Luis Vasquez and Supreme Court President Oscar Hassenteufel. The final item reports that Prosecutor General Oscar Crespo requested an investigation into a case involving allegedly stolen cars, noting that authorities currently have no information on the matter.