Hours of tension are lived in bolivian after the police arrested Luis Fernando Camacho, current governor of Santa Cruz, who is accused of state terrorism for the removal of Evo Morales in 2019. This started fights between both sectors of the South American nation’s politics, which worsened after the detainee refused to testify.
Source: (Public TV)
Camacho was arrested on Wednesday for a case that began in November 2020, after a complaint by former official deputy Lidia Patty. The case progressed little by little, but, finally, the justice of bolivian issued an arrest warrant in October that only went into effect this week. From the neighboring nation’s prosecutor’s office, they indicated that the politician “has full knowledge of said process from its beginning.”
The arrest brought a period of uncertainty and violence in the south american country, which entered into a complicated fight due to the differences between the two sectors regarding the actions of the security forces. One of the victims was the head of Public Works of bolivianEdgar Montaño, who saw his house set on fire by the protesters. “I publicly denounce that the Cruceñista Youth Union and people related to Camacho burned my home in Santa Cruz, violating the integrity and security of my family,” said the politician on his social networks.
Luis Fernando Camacho played a fundamental role in the coup that was carried out against Evo Morales in 2019, after he took the main reins of the opposition in the Santa Cruz region. When the former president escaped from the capital, he entered the government palace with a bible and a symbolic letter, rejecting his political rival.
The request of the UN
This judgment is very delicate due to all the different facets that cover it in its parts. That is why, from the United Nations, they asked the southern justice to have transparency in the process.
“Antonio Guterres reiterates the importance of adhering to the rule of law and ensuring due process and transparency in judicial processes,” the UN said in a statement, where indicated that there was “concern over recent developments in bolivian” and called “all political and social actors to exercise maximum restraint”.