The Leader of One of the Main Organizations Protesting Against President Paz in Bolivia Is Arrested
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Protesters are dissatisfied with the handling of the economic crisis in Bolivia. They are demanding the resignation of the president.
The arrest was publicly confirmed by the leader of the peasant organization, David Mamani, who denounced a strategy of judicial persecution and intimidation against the bases that have been demanding the resignation of President Rodrigo Paz for 41 days.
Police officers deployed in La Paz arrested Vicente Salazar, leader of the Federation of Túpac Katari Peasants, on his arrival in the city with other demonstrators to participate in the march called by the Central Obrera Boliviana (COB).
The mayor of the Bolivian city of El Alto, Eliser Roca, this Wednesday asked President Rodrigo Paz not to apply a state of emergency that would mean a military deployment to control the roadblocks that have affected the country for six weeks, to avoid deaths as in the conflicts that occurred in 2003 and 2019.
Police Arrest Bolivian Farmer Leader Vicente Salazar Amid Growing Call for Resignation of President Rodrigo Paz
El Ciudadano Original article: Repression in Bolivia: police arrest peasant leader as pressure grows over the end of the government of Rodrigo Paz In the heart of La Paz, in front of Plaza Murillo, police officers executed the arrest of Vicente Salazar, a prominent leader of the Departmental Unique Federation of Peasant Workers of La Paz Túpac Katari, on Wednesday. This arrest occurred during a popular occupation in Bolivia, specifically during …
Police officers deployed in La Paz have arrested Salazar, leader of the Federation of Túpac Katari Peasants, on his arrival in the Bolivian capital along with other demonstrators to participate in the march called by the Central Obrera Boliviana (COB).
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