Friday, June 20, 2008

Bolivia condemns attempt to murder of Evo

The government of Bolivia in this Friday denounced an "attempt to magnicídio" against President Evo Morales, who presumably would be carried out at the airport of Santa Cruz by the opposition.

The police on Thursday arrested two men who portavam weapons in the vicinity of the airport, but a few hours after they were put into freedom for Justice of Santa Cruz.

"On Thursday two people were arrested portavam a weapon of war, a mauser rifle with telescopic sights, and 30 cartridges, 30 projéteis of war, with lethal effect powerful in the hands of two people who were very close to the axis of displacement the president ", informed the Justice Minister, Juan Ramon de la Quintana.

"We condemn the country and the world that behind these actions to attempt to magnicídio there is a plot, a sinister plan whose real power still know, but know the motives. But this puzzle-the conspiracy is already beginning to be assembled," he added .

The government reported earlier attempts of attacks against Morales, but this is the first time that prisoners are supposed involved loading arms close to the president.

"They are going far, far too who should respond to this political project (the government) in the scenario of the political debate and not in the field of lawlessness, crime," added the minister in an interview with an issuing state.

Ramon de la Quintana criticized the release of suspects involved in the attack, ordered by prosecutor William Torres.

The minister described the decision as assembly of a structure of masking in Santa Cruz, where the rich Bolivian department focuses part of the opposition right to Morales, who is of indigenous origin.

Santa Cruz adopted in early May autonomy in relation to the federal government in a referendum seen as a declaration of war in opposition to government plans to introduce socialism in the country.