The failure of the coup in Bolivia / Minister of Defense: Everything is under control
according to Mehr news agency According to Sputnik, hours after the failure of the coup by some Bolivian army commanders, “Edmundo Novio”, the Minister of Defense of this country, announced in the presence of journalists that “the situation in the Bolivian armed forces is now under complete control.”
He said: We have complete and absolute control over the armed forces; Thanks to the army command, everything is now under control. Military and civilian investigations (about the coup) will begin.
Bolivian Defense Minister also addressed the Bolivian people that “I would like to tell all citizens to go back to their daily lives.”
Hours ago, Luis Arce, the president of Bolivia, announced in a press conference that the coup leader General Juan Jose Zuniga had been arrested in La Paz, the capital of this country. The Bolivian state television reported the withdrawal of the armored personnel carriers and the recapture of the vital areas of La Paz by the police.
According to Bolivian Interior Minister Carlos del Castillo, at least 9 people were injured in the clash between the coup plotters and the Bolivian army and people, and the police arrested the generals involved in the coup, including Juan Jose Zuniga, who is in charge of the coup. had Air Force General Marcelo Javier Segra and Vice Admiral Juan Arens Salvador were also arrested. The Bolivian prosecutor’s office has accused Zuniga of terrorism.
Following the action of a group of Bolivian army soldiers led by General Zuniga for a coup in this country, some countries of the world, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of our country, condemned the coup attempt in this country. On Wednesday evening, a group of soldiers of the Bolivian army, led by General Zuniga, tried to overthrow the government of Luis Arce by attacking the presidential palace of Bolivia, but this military rebellion failed.
Nasser Kanani, the spokesperson of Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in response to the attempted coup in Bolivia, said: We condemn the coup against the foundations of democracy and the attack on democratic institutions and the legal government in Bolivia, and we call for the restoration of law and order and the return of power to the legal government. We emphasize this country.
