UNASUR Reports on
Bolivia Massacre
La Paz - The Union of
South American Nations (UNASUR)
presents Wednesday in
this capital to Bolivian
President Evo Morales
the conclusions of
investigations on the
September 11 massacre of
farmers occurred in the
Pando department.
Although the official
delivery will take place
today in the Government
Palace, the internal
public opinion and the
international community
already know that the
commission, appointed by
the regional bloc to
analyze the case,
ratified the occurrence
of a slaughter and
demanded justice.
According to Argentinean
lawyer and chief of
inquiries, Rodolfo
Mattarollo, local
authorities like
detained former prefect
Leopoldo Fernandez
participated in the
crime against humanity
that left over 18 dead
and dozens of wounded
and disappeared persons.
Along with the demand of
legal actions against
those involved in the
case, the investigator
slammed the inability of
Bolivian justice to try
authors of those crimes.
The UNASUR commission,
made up of forensic
scientists, ballistic
experts and others,
visited the Pando town
of Porvenir and met with
victims, witnesses and
those involved.
Opposition radical
sectors criticized
UNASUR investigations,
saying they favor the
Bolivian government.
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