La Paz, Aug 20 (Prensa Latina) Bolivia's de facto government denied on Thursday guarantees to former officials of the Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) asylum-seekers at the Mexican Embassy here after the coup against President Evo Morales in 2019.
The Deputy Minister of Government Coordination Israel Alanoca told the local radio station Radio Fides that the bill approved by lawmakers on Wednesday requesting authorization lacks legal effect and is not binding on the Executive branch.
The MAS bench in the Bolivian Chamber of Deputies approved a bill to grant guarantees to the seven asylees, including the former Minister of the Presidency Juan Ramon Quintana.
Legislator Gonzalo Aguilar representing the MAS party reiterated that the accusations against them are based on political persecution and have no evidence.
Several of the former officials received arrest warrants on alleged charges of sedition, terrorism, terrorist financing and public incitement to crime.
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The MAS bench in the Bolivian Chamber of Deputies approved a bill to grant guarantees to the seven asylees, including the former Minister of the Presidency Juan Ramon Quintana.
Legislator Gonzalo Aguilar representing the MAS party reiterated that the accusations against them are based on political persecution and have no evidence.
Several of the former officials received arrest warrants on alleged charges of sedition, terrorism, terrorist financing and public incitement to crime.
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