Rioters protesting the arrest of the governor Fernando Camacho set fire to the prosecutor’s office in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, the biggest province in Bolivia. The violence on Thursday was denounced by the La Paz national administration, which also declared the arrested lawmaker to be well and alive.
According to Bolivia’s Justice Minister Eduardo Del Castillo, the authorities are “respecting [the] constitutional rights and human rights” of Camacho, who has not been injured.
According to reports, a warrant indicating Camacho’s participation in the 2019 coup that toppled president Evo Morales led to his arrest on Wednesday in the late afternoon. In a viral video on social media, the governor is shown shackled on the ground with heavily armed police encircling his vehicle.
The provincial government of Santa Cruz swiftly condemned the arrest as a “completely illegitimate police action,” asserting that Camacho had been sent to “an unknown place” and that they were personally holding President Luis Arce liable for his safety.
The governor’s office stated that the operation to abduct the governor “was conducted out in the streets around his residence, as he was coming from carrying out management responsibilities.”
Roadblocks were erected by Camacho’s supporters, the provincial prosecutor’s office was set on fire, and the Viru Viru and El Trompillo airports were stormed. Airport visitors spread out onto the runways and entered many aircraft to see if the governor was inside.
The largest and most populated province in the landlocked nation of South America is Santa Cruz. After receiving only 14% of the vote in the 2020 presidential election, Camacho was elected governor of the state in May 2021. The administration believes he was involved in the 2019 coup, which was carried out after Morales’ detractors falsely accused him of election fraud and forced him to flee to Mexico.
Camacho planned a massive strike in November, which caused his deposition in the inquiry to be postponed. His main request was that the census be postponed until 2023 in order to better reflect the population of Santa Cruz and provide the province with the necessary funds and representation.
Morales, who has since left Bolivia but is no longer in power, referred to Camacho as a “admitted coup leader” and charged him with orchestrating the strike’s “four murders, 33 days of looting, fires, and human rights violations,” as well as “the biggest harm to Santa Cruz and Bolivia’s economy.”
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