They convene an assembly of institutions in Guarayos, in the face of repeated encroachments on private properties

Given the recurring complaints of subjugation in Guarayos, the Ascención Inter-Ethnic Center convened an assembly of institutions to on Saturday, December 3, starting at 4:00 p.m.

Desther Ágreda, correspondent for El Deber in that area of ​​the department of Santa Cruz, assured that in response to the complaint of assault, robbery, kidnapping and burning of an agricultural property, in the area of ​​Cerro Chico, 80 kilometers from Ascension on the road to Trinidad, It was the straw that broke the camel’s back.

Thus, the Ascension Inter-Ethnic Center (CIEA), the operational arm of the Guarayo Native Peoples Organizations Central (Copnag) will convene an assembly of institutions, to be held tomorrow, Saturday, December 3, starting at 4:00 p.m.

“The history of our people invites us to defend what is ours”, reads the call to different institutions, and signed by Juan Yomo Tatan, president of the CIEA, the same one that will take place in the facilities of the Copnag.

According to the complaint from the owner of the affected property, Rudiger Trepop, the attackers entered Las Parabas this morning and burned the camp of three sheds, a tractor and a caterpillar that had been rented to a Mennonite. In addition, they beat the workers.

For his part, the Departmental Commander of the Police, Jhonny Chávez, reported that a police contingent traveled to the property in Guarayos this Friday. The presence of the uniformed has two objectives, the first is to carry out a preventive patrol and the second, to collect evidence of the fact that was reported.