Bolivia’s recent interim government came to power by sidestepping constitutional rules for presidential succession and persecuted opponents with “systematic torture” and “summary executions” by security forces in the tumultuous aftermath of Evo Morales’s resignation in 2019, according to a new report by independent human rights experts. The state department said that it would not comment until it had heard from the Group of Independent Experts and had reviewed its report. But a spokesperson in an email said that Bolivians deserve accountability based on credible legal proceedings that respect due process. We want justice,” said Georgina Siles, whose son Omar was killed after being shot in back in the city Sacaba. But it specifically faults Áñez officials for using the judiciary and security forces to target opponents, often based on flimsy evidence.

Source: The Guardian August 17, 2021 20:48 UTC