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The mayor of the city of La Paz, Iván Arias, affirmed this Thursday that the future Ombudsman must be impartial, autonomous and must watch over the citizens through the exercise of the position without partisan pressure.
If these requirements are not met, the new authority “will be a puppet,” he said.
“We need an independent Ombudsman, with his own opinion, reliable, impartial, who watches over the people and not a party, otherwise he will be a puppet and we will hurt ourselves,” the mayor wrote on his Twitter account.
“We do not want him to be born dead due to discredit and political overtones, he must defend the rights of all,” he asserted.
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Cup Order
In this regard, the mayor of the city of El Alto, Eva Copa, stated this day that people with political affinity who intend to apply for the Ombudsman’s Office should step aside to give the opportunity to those who seek to work for the defense of human rights. humans.
“Out of ethics and out of respect for the people, people who have had political affinity with a party should not run. They must give space to people who want to work for the people, we must give way to people who promote the defense of human rights, it is time for credible people to apply, meritocratic people, “said the mayor of El Alto, according to the ANF .
Currently, the Legislative Branch is working on the process for selecting the head of the Ombudsman’s Office.
Brawls in the Assembly
This Wednesday, the rejection of the request of the Citizen Community (CC) that the two-thirds formula be applied throughout the selection and appointment procedure of the Ombudsman generated a brawl within the Plurinational Legislative Assembly (ALP), which which in turn caused a fourth intermission in the session, which has no date for its restart.
In the session of the Assembly on Wednesday, the treatment and approval of the draft regulation for the selection and appointment of the new Ombudsman was planned, which was approved on Friday by the Mixed Constitution Commission with the clause that vetoes the actors of 2019 .
Applicants
As for the applicants, the names of at least six people have already been mentioned to occupy the Ombudsman’s office, among them are: María Galindo, from Mujeres Creando; Jesús Vera, from the MAS Fejuve, who said that he analyzes it; Lidia Patty, former deputy of the MAS; José María Cabrera, former prosecutor, who said that he is preparing his nomination; Manuel Morales, from Conade, who also confirmed his candidacy; and Roberto de la Cruz. The current interim defender Nadia Cruz said that she is not of interest to her “at this time.”
