Breaking News: President Arce offers statements in defense of democracy
A military coup attempt developed in the city of La Paz, Bolivia against the government of President Luis Arce. Military units had been surrounding the Palacio Quemado in the Murillo Square, led by General Juan José Zúñiga, former leader of the Bolivian armed forces. teleSUR
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00:00We are expecting a statement from high officials of the government to address the current situation that is taking place in the country.
00:30We are expecting a statement from high officials of the government to address the current situation that is taking place in the country.
01:00We are expecting a statement from high officials of the government to address the current situation that is taking place in the country.
01:30We are expecting a statement from high officials of the government to address the current situation that is taking place in the country.
01:40We are expecting a statement from high officials of the government to address the current situation that is taking place in the country.
01:50We are expecting a statement from high officials of the government to address the current situation that is taking place in the country.
02:00We are expecting a statement from high officials of the government to address the current situation that is taking place in the country.
02:10In my condition of General Commander of the Army and in representation of the three commanders of the forces, I ask or order, I say, that all the personnel that is mobilized in the streets should return to their units.
02:40We want justice! We want justice!
02:53General Suniga has been a good commander and we ask him not to let blood of our soldiers in the streets.
03:13Brother President, this new High Command, Commander of the Forces, we are going to accomplish what the constitution says, the political constitution of the state and what the law demands from our military personnel.
03:28We are going to be interested that the local legal constitutional situation remains according to what the constitution says.
03:37Thank you very much.
03:39We are going to be interested that the local legal constitutional situation remains according to what the constitution says.
03:49We are going to be interested that the local legal constitutional situation remains according to what the constitution says.
03:59We are looking at live images and we are just about to listen to President of Bolivia, Luis Arace, address the situation from the government house.
04:14Let's listen.
04:16Good afternoon to everybody, to our Vice President, to the guests, to this position of the commanders of the three forces, armed forces, to our brothers ministers, vice ministers.
04:39We salute our brother, Brigadier-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the State, to the Division General, Wilson Sanchez Velasquez, General Commander of the Army, to General of the Air Forces and Vice Admiral, to the General Commander of the Bolivian Army.
05:09To the Division of the Armed Forces and the General Division, Marcial Gaviel Serasa Gutierrez, General Commander of the Army.
05:21All outgoing commanders, to the military personnel that is accompanying him, to the Vice Admiral Brigadier, to all who are present in this opportunity,
05:47who are attempting against our political constitution, but also we count on military that know that our political constitution and respect the law is very important.
06:05We salute to those who are military and they dress their uniform with pride and they validate the political laws of a state, of a government that was elected democratically.
06:23We reject the attitude of those militaries that unfortunately repeat the recent history of the country, trying to carry out a coup when the Bolivian people have always been a democratic people.
06:53We are in a situation in which the national government in Casa Grande, together with its cabinet,
07:23with ministers, with our brothers, Vice President, and together with the Bolivian people, and together with a good military that know how to respect the constitution of the country.
07:38We have to respect the democracy that has been won by the vote of the people.
08:02We salute the Bolivian people who is actually around this square trying to defend the government.
08:32We salute the international organs that have rejected this act.
09:02We salute to the friendly countries that have pronounced themselves in favor of democracy in Bolivia.
09:09We salute all who are at this moment making statements, governors, mayors, social organizations, who are pronouncing themselves against any action against the democracy of the people in Bolivia.
09:32We salute the commander of the Bolivian police.
10:02We salute all who have kept to the law as it should be, as the police should behave.
10:15We would like to salute the presence of our brother who represents the culture and also the Women's Confederation.
10:46We also salute the presence of all the Bolivians in social media who are rejecting this coup attempt that the only thing they're doing is damage the democracy image of our country before the world.
11:07In moments in which the Bolivians need to work in order to put the country forward, we are sure that with everything that is happening today in our country and with this appointment that we have made today,
11:33we're going to abolish and to put down the coup attempt intentions of some military.
11:41We call the Bolivian people to mobilize.
11:44We call the Bolivian people to keep the calm because all Bolivians together, we're going to vanquish all the coup attempt in this country.
11:59The people united will never be defeated.
12:29We will respect not only the political constitution of the Bolivian state that is actually, because the military command cannot be broken, the military should respect the constitutional situation in the country.
12:47We will continue to work together with our military so that we can continue and guarantee that the military forces be in the service of the people.
13:07Thank you very much.
13:17Thank you.