▁participated ▁in ▁García ▁Me za ' s ▁military ▁government . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁Justice ▁subsequently ▁voted ▁to ▁remove ▁its ▁president ▁and ▁two ▁other ▁just ices ▁from ▁the ▁trial . ▁After ▁García ▁Me za ▁escaped ▁from ▁cust ody ▁( he ▁had ▁been ▁living ▁under ▁house ▁arrest ▁in ▁Su cre ) ▁and ▁reported ly ▁fled ▁the ▁country ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁Justice ▁v owed ▁to ▁try ▁him ▁and ▁two ▁accomp lices ▁in ▁absent ia . ▁Government al ▁and ▁military / pol ice ▁cor ruption ▁under ▁the ▁Paz ▁Est ens s oro ▁government ▁( 1 9 8 5 – 8 9 ) ▁was ▁less ▁flag rant ▁than ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 - 8 2 ▁period ▁of ▁military ▁rule . ▁Nevertheless , ▁it ▁reported ly ▁remained ▁w ides p read . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁Boliv ia ' s ▁foreign ▁minister ▁assert ed ▁that ▁n arc ot ics ▁tra ff ick ers ▁were ▁attempting ▁to ▁cor rupt ▁the ▁political ▁process . ▁Boliv ians ▁were ▁out rag ed , ▁for ▁example , ▁by ▁secret ly ▁t aped ▁" n arc ov ideos " ▁made ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁by ▁Roberto ▁Su á rez ▁Gó mez ▁( known ▁as ▁the ▁" K ing ▁of ▁C oca ine " ▁in ▁Boliv ia ▁until ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 8 0 s ) ▁and ▁a ired ▁on ▁national ▁television ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁The ▁t apes ,