The leader of the coup plotters was looking for the overthrow and the presidential seat
report Mehr News Agency quoted by the Associated Press, Bolivian President Luis Ares, referring to last week’s failed coup in this country, said that the former general of the Bolivian army, who was the leader of this coup, sought to overthrow the government. It was usurping the government and sitting in his place. He also denied Bolivia’s economic crisis!
Ares once again denied the claims that last Wednesday’s attack on the presidential palace was a “self-made coup aimed at obtaining political benefits and privileges”. He said: I did not run away. I stood up to defend democracy.
Bolivian President also referring to the claim of the relatives of 21 people who were detained by the government of this country, that General Juan Jose Zuniga, the leader of this coup, killed them. He was deceived and said that he is not responsible for these people and added: This is the problem of those who were involved in the incident and the government is doing nothing in the meantime.
Ares claimed that Evo Morales, the former president of Bolivia who was his ally and then his rival, attacked the current Bolivian government politically and this political tension It has disrupted the executive arms of the government in facing economic problems.
According to him, however, Bolivia’s economy is growing and his government is working on “diversifying the means of production and investing in materials such as lithium and It is industrialization.” Bolivia has the largest lithium (white gold) resources, which have remained largely untouched due to government policies.
Ivan Lima, Minister of Justice of Bolivia announced that General Zuniga will be sentenced to 20 years in prison. Zuniga is charged with “armed rebellion and terrorism”. Earlier in a news conference, while announcing the failure of the coup in this country, Ares announced that General Zuniga was arrested in La Paz, the capital of this country.
