<h1>Former interior minister arrested on return to face homicide, crimes against humanity, money laundering, abuse of authority, and corruption charges</h1> A former interior minister was arrested on arrival after deportation from the United States to face multiple criminal charges, including homicide and crimes against humanity for ordering a deadly 2019 crackdown on protesters, as well as money laundering, abuse of authority, aggravated theft and influence-peddling related to overpriced tear gas purchases; he had served a U.S. prison term for a money-laundering bribery scheme and was previously tried and sentenced in absentia in some domestic cases. Authorities intend to detain him in a maximum-security prison pending hearings, and the prosecution is expected to test the independence of the judiciary amid recent court reversals and political polarization.