Prensa Latina News Agency - New Evidence of US Interference in Bolivia Presented

16 de febrero de 2016, 10:31La Paz, Feb 16 (Prensa Latina) New evidence regarding the illegal activities of the US Embassy in Bolivia were revealed here today with only five days left for the referendum on the possibility of President Evo Morales running for president once more.

Television also released footage that demonstrate how the American CIA agent and vice-consul in Bolivia until last year, Ari Avidar, conducted intelligence work, thus contradicting the Vienna Convention, which rules diplomatic activities.

Avidar paid a leader of the Departmental Association of Coca Producers (Adepcoca, in Spanish) to provide him information about President Evo Morales and his relations with social organizations.

These cases are added to the meeting by the chargé d'affaires of the US Embassy, Peter Brennan, in Santa Cruz, with journalist Carlos Valverde.

Valverde is the author of a series of accusations against the president for alleged influence peddling, on the eve of the referendum which will determine whether the president can run for elections in 2019 or not.

These examples demonstrate that the No campaign is growing in the United States, said deputy Susana Rivero, from the Movement towards Socialism (MAS, in Spanish).

Rivero considered as very serious the interference and financing of NED approved by the US Congress to destabilize governments that are not related to their interests.

In an interview with Radio Santa Cruz, President Morales declared that the accusations against him are part of a conspiracy encouraged by the embassy and warned he will not forgive any action of that nature.

'We do not accept conspiracy. We will make the dignity, economic and political sovereignty of Bolivia respected. No doubt about it', said Morales.

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