March 10, 2023, 4:00 AM
March 10, 2023, 4:00 AM
The two teachers who were apprehended since last Wednesday, of course transfer of high impact firecrackers in La Paz, they were released at the end of yesterday afternoon.
The legal adviser of the Confederation of Urban Education Workers of Bolivia (Cteub), Guillermo Luna, indicated that at 5:00 p.m., the court issued the warrants for the release of both.
The prosecutor assigned to the case, Ingrid Feraudi, reported that No was going to issue the imputation resolution against these two people because there was not enough evidence to establish that they committed any irregularity.
“We are in the process of investigation and there is still not enough evidence to send the imputation resolution. The judge is going to issue, directly, the corresponding resolution to define the legal situation of both”, indicated the representative of the Public Ministry in La Paz.
Yesterday, at the seat of Government, teachers from all regions took to the streets again and they carried out the ‘blockade of a thousand corners’, a measure that paralyzed traffic in downtown La Paz.
The urban teachers, who have been mobilized in the city of La Paz for four days, demanding attention to their petition, carried out the announced “blockade of a thousand corners” on Thursday at the Government headquarters.
The protest was held to the sound of songs and dances, led by some of the delegations that came to La Paz, including the cross, who with green white and green flags made their presence felt.
On the other hand, a group of leaders of the Urban Teachers came to the Ministry of Education to meet with Minister Edgar Pary, and discuss five points: the curriculum, newly created items, that the historical deficit of class hours be canceled, that the budget for education be increased, and that a plurinational educational congress be convened , so that Law 070 is evaluated.
As of press time, the meeting continued behind closed doors.
Before entering, the leaders assured that any agreement reached with the national government would be agreed upon with the bases.
The urban masters of Santa Cruz took to the streets in support of their colleagues who were repressed by the Police in their demonstrations in La Paz, and demanded that the central government attend to their demands.
Nearly 2,000 teachers left the headquarters of the Federation of Teachers, located on La Paz street, between Ñuflo de Chávez and Ballivián, and went to the Departmental Education Directorate (DDE), where they they kept a peaceful vigil until 18:00.
Lorenzo Chávez, representing the urban teachers from Santa Cruz, indicated that if the Government does not provide a solution to the demands, the mobilizations would be reactivated on Monday.
