Bolivia: at least 200 soldiers continue to be held by supporters of Evo Morales

Bolivia: at least 200 soldiers continue to be held by supporters of Evo Morales

November 2, 2024 – 18:35

Evo Morales’ militants complain against President Luis Arce, whom they accuse of persecuting their leader with legal cases.

Evo Morales’ militants complain against President Luis Arce, whom they accuse of persecuting their leader with legal cases.

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At least 200 soldiers continue to be held this Saturday by supporters of the former president of that country Evo Morales that since Friday they have taken three barracks in the coca-growing department of Cochabamba. They protest against judicial cases that they denounce as persecution against Morales.

On the same day of the shots, The Bolivian government sent members of the Armed Forces to support the police in clearing roads blocked by Evitist supporterswho have been protesting for 20 days against the government of Luis Arce, a former ally of Evo Morales.

LaterEvo Morales made an offer of truce to the Government of Luis Arce. “We don’t want bloodshed. (…) I ask the Unity Pact and the People’s General Staff to consider the fourth interim in the road blockade. Meanwhile, we will declare a hunger strike. For this, The government must withdraw all military and police forces“, he offered in his X profile.

Until now, there has been no agreement between the Bolivian Government and Evo Morales, who continues his hunger strike.

President Luis Arce’s statement

The president of Bolivia, Luis Arce, He reported in his X account that the Bolivian Police and the Armed Forces have cleared some of the routes from Cochabamba to the west blocked by Evitistas. “Now we will continue working until we free this department from the kidnapping to which it is subjected,” he stated.

He then demanded the lifting of all road blockades and assured that he was willing to engage in dialogue. “Our government has always opted for dialogue, but No dialogue is possible while the economy of Bolivian families continues to be suffocated. and the right to access food, fuel and medicine is violated,” Arce warned.

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