March 9, 2023, 5:00 AM
March 9, 2023, 5:00 AM
“We remain vigilant, the dialogue was a failure”, said Osmar Cabrera, departmental executive of Santa Cruz Urban Teachers, about the last day of mobilization of teachers from all over the country at the Government headquarters.
Cabrera lamented the arrest of Esteban Bejarano and Ignacio Radaleaders of the Confederation of Urban Education Workers of Bolivia (Cteub), who were on board a vehicle with firecrackers, and which, according to Government Minister Eduardo Del Castillo, “were used to attack the Bolivian Police and damage the humanity of the passers-by.
On this point, Cabrera lamented the attitude of the police “who are victimized”, He said that the teachers only have the speech, and that “obviously” they are not going to confront the uniformed with flowers, “firecrackers are commonly used, they are used anywhere,” he argued.
He also questioned whether the apparatus of the State tries to intimidate teacherspressing, and warned that today, on the fourth day of protest, they will continue with the mobilizations and carry out the thousand corners lock at the seat of government. “And if there is no answer, next week we go to the stoppage of activities in all regions“, warning.
The executive of the urban teachers of Santa Cruz also lamented that in the ranks of the Mobilized teachers report 15 injuriesthree of them with open head wounds.
In addition, he reported that Gonzalo Castillo, the Chuquisaca teacher arrested on the second day of protests, and charged with minor injuries to a uniformed officer, was finally released.
However, he said that, until last night, Bejarano and Rada, Cteub leaders, were still in Felcc facilities.
violent day
Yesterday, when the teachers tried to enter Plaza Murillo, they were repressed by the Police with tear gas, and several of the marchers had to be assisted by their colleagues.
The Monitoring Unit of the National Press Association (ANP) reported the attack by the Police on two journalistsHelga Velasco, from Cadena A, and Carla Mercado, from Red Unitel.
“The Police reacted without reason, they gassed us directly, it was not accidental, nor because we were close to the teachers. They gassed us journalists. In images you can see how the policeman raises his shield to throw gas at us. It’s pointless excessVelasco reported.
“After what happened, both communicators were helped by the teachers, who had to suffer the consequences of direct gasification: lack of oxygen and nausea,” the ANP report indicated.
Curriculum
The coordinator of the Pedagogical Research Institute, and designer of the adjustment to the curriculum, Fernando Carrión, in contact with the Unitel Network, indicated yesterday that the Government is willing to resume dialogue, but dismissed a possible adjustment or suspension of the meshone of the main demands of those mobilized.
INJURED COPS
The departmental commander of La Paz, Ismael Villca, said that six uniformed officers were injured in clashes with
teachers.
RELEASED
Professor Gonzalo Castillo, from Sucre, accused of minor injuries to a uniformed officer, was released yesterday afternoon. However, two leaders
de la Cteub, Ignacio Rada and Esteban Bejarano, remained in custody until last night, after being found in a vehicle with firecrackers.
