The Minister of the Presidency of Bolivia, Maria Nela Pradareported this Thursday that the dismissed army chief Juan José Zuñigawho led a bunch of troopers to take the headquarters of the Bolivian Government, confessed that he couldn’t “obtain the goals of the rebellion” as a result of his reinforcements “took time to reach.”
The minister learn to the media the interview that the Police performed with Zuñiga after his seize.
In keeping with Prada, when Zuñiga was requested “the explanation why the goals of the rebellion weren’t achieved,” he admitted that “the Viacha items took some time to reach” and that “the Navy and Power personnel additionally “They could not get there by air.”
Within the transcript of the statements, which the minister mentioned was signed by Zuñiga, he added that “it was determined that the rebellion would happen on Wednesday, June 26 at 11:00 a.m., since all of the commanders of the army forces had been current.”
On Wednesday afternoon, Zuñiga led a bunch of closely armed troopers and tanks that took the Murillo Sq.in entrance of the Authorities headquarters of Luis Arceand, after breaking down the door of the constructing, the dismissed army chief instructed the press that he was going to “change the federal government cupboard” and that he was looking for to “restore” democracy in Bolivia.
Luis Arce and his cupboard remained within the Government headquarters and, whereas Zuñiga and his army group maintained the stress exterior, he modified the commanders of the three Armed Forces of Bolivia.
Zuñiga and his followers retreated after the change of army command and, moments later, the dismissed army chief was captured on the headquarters of the Normal Employees. Throughout his arrest, Zuñiga accused Arce of getting ordered army motion as a method to “increase his reputation.”
Prada added on the convention that “all Bolivians are referred to as to defend our democracy, referred to as to not use what has occurred politically to see revenue from it” and requested to not use the “tried coup d’état” for private ends. EFE (I)
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