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Does the group G(K) have a cocompact solvable closed subgroup?
Let $K$ be a (locally compact) local field and $G$ be a linear algebraic $K$-group.
Does the topological group $G(K)$ have a cocompact solvable closed subgroup?
If $\mathrm{char}(K)=0$, it is true ...