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Paraguay's impeached president Santiago Peña was charged on Saturday over his business links to Ueno Bank, an online bank whose collapse has locked out millions of customers. France 24 reported that the collapse has sparked angry protests across the country. Peña was impeached by the Senate rather than accepting his offer to resign, and he was initially placed under house arrest before being transferred to a military facility for his own safety. Nearly three million customers were locked out of their accounts after regulators seized control of the bank. Repayments are now under way, but protests continue as customers demand access to their money. Peña denies any wrongdoing. The charges focus on his ties to the bank, and the report did not detail the specific offences he faces.