Police operation near Mexico's residence in Bolivia worries that country

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Bolivia against Mexico and Spain: from accusations to the expulsion of diplomats 3:01

(CNN Spanish) - A police operation was deployed this Sunday in the vicinity of Mexico's residence in Bolivia, in the Rinconada Zone, south of the city of La Paz, where former authorities of the government of former President Evo Morales are housed, which have not yet received the corresponding safe-conduct for their political asylum in Mexico.

Regarding the police movement, the Embassy of Mexico in Bolivia through its Twitter account, reported: “Today there was an unusual movement around the Residence of Mexico in Bolivia. After talking to the authorities @ MRE_Bolivia-Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who ensured the integrity of the compound in accordance with international law, the police withdrew. "

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So far, the Bolivian Foreign Ministry has not issued an official report on the police operation, and only shared, also on Twitter, the short statement published by the Embassy of Mexico.

The Bolivian Ombudsman, Nadia Cruz, called on the Bolivian police to “adjust their actions with respect to national and international standards, especially the protection of human rights and to assume responsibility for their actions through the same social network. police excesses ”.

For his part, the Bolivian Vice Minister of Citizen Security, Wilson Santa María, reported through his Twitter account that routine security operations are carried out in southern La Paz.

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In 2019, after the social and political crisis that led to the resignation of the then Bolivian President Evo Morales, former Minister of the Presidency, Juan Ramón Quintana, requested asylum at the Mexican Embassy; the former Minister of Culture and Tourism, Wilma Alanoca; the former director of the Electronic Government Agency and Information and Communication Technologies, Nicolás Lagunas; and the former Minister of Defense, Javier Zavaleta. Other former officials also did so, but managed to obtain safe passages to leave the country.

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