Bolivian opposition leader Camacho declares himself a political prisoner of Arce

The governor of Santa Cruz, Luis Fernando Camacho, has declared himself this Tuesday as a “political prisoner” of the ruling party, the Movement for Socialism, according to a letter published on his social networks.

Camacho, who has addressed the leader of the Bolivian regime, Luis Arce, has indicated that his arrest for his alleged participation in the 2019 political crisis, “is a case invented by his government.”

“Be brave, President, don’t hide in a rigged trial. He assumes the position responsibly and orders that the Police stop arresting and mistreating the young men and women from Santa Cruz who protest against his authoritarian government,” he said.

Likewise, he has asked Arce for “courage” to accept a debate between the two, in which he considers that the president would defend “his authoritarian government, against the democratic project of the regions and of all Bolivians who want to live in peace and without a dictatorship.”

“You are seeking for revenge and leading our Bolivia to a path of dictatorship, and I am here in prison for standing up together with my people to prevent fraud and take care of democracy,” he has settled.

Camacho is the main leader of Santa Cruz, the richest region in Bolivia and historically in opposition to the governments of the Movement for Socialism (MAS), the scene in the last month of new protests and blockades, this time to oppose the census law of the Government of Luis Arce.

With information from Gaceta de la Iberosfera

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