Morales asks FFAA severe punishment to opponents who want to divide Bolivia
In a speech to the 184 anniversary of the Armed Forces conducted inthe Andean city of Oruro, the president said the military can not forgive separatist groups that were encabezadospor some opposition governors and civic leaders.
The Armed Forces have to bring order to the people quequiere divide Bolivia, the president said, arguing that, porencima of any sectoral or regional problem, primeroesta the unity of the Bolivian people.
When you think divide Bolivia, who thinks descuartizarBolivia, punishment. It is up to you, senorescomandantes, and if they do not, people will judge, the president said.
The government of Morales has claimed repeatedly that grupospoliticos and business in the eastern Santa Cruz, dondeesta opposition is based, were linked to an alleged bandaterrorista Europeans shot by police on April 16 last.
In the operation, was killed the alleged ringleader of the group, EduardoRozsa-Flores (boliviano with Hungarian and Croatian citizenship) as well deÃrpad Magyarosi (Hungarian Romanian origin) and Michael Martin Dwyer (Irish).
They were captured Mario Tadic Francisco Astorga (boliviano conpasaporte Croatian) and elodes Toaso (Hungarian), who are in La Paz prisionpreventiva since last April.
At the end of last month, the Bolivian police announced quetambien searches the country to the former Spanish military HernandezMora Alexander, a specialist in explosives and allegedly linked to terrorist esegrupo.
According to the investigations of the Office, Morales planned to kill the banda and form militias to defend the region de Santa Cruzde a possible attack from the central government.
The opposition leaders have rejected allegations Cruz devinculacion with the armed group and the Court District Santa Cruzordeno a prosecutor in La Paz that paralyze the investigacionesporque there is a conflict of powersstill unresolved.
Some of the Cruz leaders have refused to appear inthe Peace to declare they consider that the complaint is a montage of the government to harm them.
In his speech today, the Bolivian president also called wings Military doctrine to create their own work for elpueblo and defense of the country's natural resources.
He stressed, too, his policy of strengthening the Armed Forces, citing the recent purchase of two helicopters, 138 trucks, 50 trucks, seven buses, 21 patrol boats and tractors, in addition to salary increases and life insurance for losmilitares.
The president confirmed today that United States vetoed his country lacompra Czech aircraft manufacturing that is intended to allocate wing fight against drug trafficking and called on the military optarpor Chinese or Russian aircraft. EFE
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