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The head of the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS), Evo Morales, blamed the members of the Potosinist Civic Committee (Comcipo) for the death of the peasant Basilio Titi during the clashes in the Imperial Villa, and called for an “urgent investigation.”
“Once again, the racist hatred of our indigenous brothers causes death and pain in the Bolivian people. We demand an urgent investigation from the authorities to identify and punish those responsible for the death of a young man at the hands of shock groups linked to Comcipo,” published the ex-president on his Twitter account.
On Tuesday night, the member of the peasant sector died from a bronchial aspiration, according to the forensic report received by the Ombudsman’s Office.
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The mayor of Potosí, Jhonny Llally, explained that the young man was choked to death by the bolus of coca he had in his mouth when he was escaping from the scene of the confrontation.
In the first instance, Titi was taken to the Cies clinic. From there he was transferred to the Daniel Bracamonte Hospital, which depends on the Government, and on Wednesday morning his body appeared being veiled in the federation of farmers in that region, published El Potosí.
