November 4, 2024, 4:00 AM
November 4, 2024, 4:00 AM
Evo Morales admitted yesterday that he has two shotguns in his possession. The former authority said that he uses them for his “chaco” and that one of these weapons was sent directly by the Minister of Government, Eduardo del Castillo. The authority did not speak about this case and blamed Morales for organizing a “destabilization agenda” in the country.
“Of course, before, When I worked in the Chaco, we always had a shotgun. Who doesn’t have (a) shotgun in eastern Bolivia? When I returned from Argentina, when I started working in the Chaco and (became) a small farmer, I bought a shotgun,” Morales admitted in a first statement on his Sunday radio show Kawsachun Coca.
Then, he did not mention that he had carried out the procedure to register it, but rather that requested authorization “by telephone” to the head of Government.
“I asked the Government Minister by telephone to give me authorization (for its use), (because) I have to comply with the law, I asked. And I will be very sincere, Instead of sending me a licensed shotgun, he sent me a licensed shotgun. He told me, I didn’t ask for a shotgun, (but) a license. “I (was) waiting for my license to arrive and I received a licensed shotgun,” said the former president.
Minister Del Castillo accused Evo Morales of having three weapons. The former president spoke of two shotguns
Use of weapons
Del Castillo stated, in a press conference last week, that the coca leader has at least three weapons and that two of them are registered with the Registry of Firearms and Ammunition for Civil Use (Reafuc). These are two shotguns and a revolver, whose registration was refusedalthough the authority did not explain the reasons.
Del Castillo addressed the issue one day after a police operation on the highway between the municipality of Villa Tunari and the town of Lauca Ñ, in Chimoré, from which Morales and his entourage “fled.”
According to the head of Government, by “escaping”, The occupants of the vehicle carrying Morales shot at the officersso a chase began to stop the fleeing motor vehicle.
Yesterday, the minister accused the coca leader of execute a “confrontation agenda” in Bolivia and blamed it for the conflictive situation that the nation is experiencing.
“The only person who is causing harm to Bolivian families has a first and last name: he is Mr. Evo Morales, a person who is unfortunately full of hateis full of resentment, is full of repudiation of the Bolivian people and unfortunately the only thing it is receiving is rejection, more rejection and much more rejection. It is time for Mr. Morales to reconsider and abandon this agenda of confrontation,” said Del Castillo.
On Saturday, Morales called Del Castillo “crazy” and blamed him for the alleged use of firearms against the population of Parotani, where the Bolivian Police and military unblocked the highway last Friday.
