07/27/2021 7:40 PM
Clarín.com
Politics
Updated 07/27/2021 7:40 PM
Former presidents of Spain and countries of America came out to support Mauricio Macri by denouncing that "adversaries of the
undemocratic left
" in Argentina marked him as a "target" and opened court cases
"without any real basis."
The statement stems from a letter drawn up by the former heads of state and government who are members of the Democratic Initiative of Spain and the Americas
(IDEA).
It is a text where they warn about the scenarios in Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba and the "persecutions" in Bolivia and Argentina,
Among the signatories of the letter are the ex-presidents
José María Aznar
(Spain);
Vicente Fox and Felipe Calderón
(Mexico);
Álvaro Uribe and Andrés Pastrana
(Colombia).
"In Bolivia, after a constitutional succession process endorsed and recognized by the Organization of American States, the UN, the European Union, China and Russia,
after the resignation
of then-President Evo Morales, their new authorities reverse the narrative, they accuse to the independent media, "the letter said.
He continues: "They persecute those who prevented the aforementioned incident from jeopardizing
Bolivian democratic viability
, and now the former presidents who ensured said transition are being prosecuted."
Next, the text emphasizes that "at the same time, an attempt is made to manipulate this case to persecute, with the assistance of the current Argentine government, former President Mauricio Macri."
"His opponents from the undemocratic left
have marked him as a target
and opened legal cases for him without real support or
for manifestly political discrepancies
,
" he
concludes.
In a general analysis of the region, the signatories "observe with concern and alert international public opinion about the process of hijacking the
democratic language
by the anti-democratic radical left that still exist in the region, after the fall of the Iron Curtain. thirty years ago".
The response of the former presidents grouped in IDEA accounts for the complaint against Macri, his former Minister of Security Patricia Bullrich and other former officials for smuggling before the alleged shipment of ammunition to Bolivia
Macri's other complaint
At the beginning of July, when the news of the intervention of the Argentine Mail was announced, Macri issued a strong statement against the Government in which he assured that
Kirchnerism "seeks revenge" and "aims" at its "children."
"
The government seeks revenge. They seek to harm me and target my children.
They carry out that act through the courts, manipulated by the Treasury attorney, Carlos Zannini. That is what the Correo Argentino SA case is about," said Macri at that moment.
"That is the reason. It is the way to attack them to attack me. This is the truth. It is not justice, it is persecution and revenge. Unfortunately for the credibility of the commercial jurisdiction, (Carlos) Zannini achieved several decisions violating constitutional rights", he continued his explanation.
A few days later, Justice Minister Martín Soria denied that they are politically "persecuting" Macri.
"
How is Mauricio going to be persecuted?
Has anyone ever seen him enter an investigation? He is a privileged person like so many others in that political space," the replacement of the presidential partner Marcela Losardo and sword K in the judicial strategies.
And he stressed:
"I do not wish
Macri or anyone else
harm,
least of all his children."
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