Foreign Ministry denounces Evo before the international community for “trying to interrupt the democratic order”

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs denounced this Saturday before the international community that there are ongoing “a series of destabilizing actions led by former president Evo Morales, which aim to disrupt the democratic order”.

Through a statement, the Foreign Ministry noted that these actions “constitute a serious threat not only to Bolivia, but also to the stability and security” of the region.

In the midst of the economic crisis, social organizations defending former President Morales (accused of alleged rape and human trafficking) have blocked some of the country’s main roads since last October 14, amid a series of acts of violence generated in clashes with policemen

In this sense, the Foreign Ministry highlighted that “these actions have intensified in the last thirteen days with a criminal blockade of roads, mainly in the trunk section that connects the East with the West of Bolivia, preventing the regular supply of food, fuel and medicines, as well as the free movement of the population, violating individual and collective rights, and affecting the economy of Bolivian families, mainly the most vulnerable.”

He added that the government of Luis Arce has “demonstrated” on repeated occasions its willingness to dialogue, but that It is “evident that behind these mobilizations there are personal interests and that today they also seek to manipulate justice in search of impunity, threatening the breakdown of the constitutional order.”

Likewise, the administration of Arce, who was Evo Morales’ Minister of Economy, denounced “the participation of violent groups related to the former president”, even armed in some cases, “they have publicly threatened bloodshed and to date have left 14 (police officers) injured with serious and very serious injuries.”

Finally, The Foreign Ministry made “a call to the international community, “We urge the States, multilateral organizations and people of the world to remain vigilant in the face of these destabilizing events that seek to put democracy at risk.”