In the aftermath of the failed coup attempt, Bolivian President Luis Arce angrily called accusations that he was behind it “lies”. Arce said on Thursday that the general who apparently led the attempt acted on his own and vowed that he would face justice. These were Arce’s first comments since Wednesday’s events. The general behind the coup, Juan José Zuniga, alleged without providing evidence that the president had ordered him to carry out the mutiny to gain popularity. As a result, this fueled speculation about what really happened. The government announced the arrest of 17 people, most of t…