Jorge Valda was kidnapped, political persecution enforced by the masismo! | ¡Jorge Valda fue secuestrado, persecución política del masismo!

By Fernando Chavez, Vision 360:

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Jorge Valda is transferred to La Paz and Camacho demands an end to the “persecution”

Carmen Arista, the lawyer’s wife, described the police action as “a kidnapping.” Fernando Camacho also denounces this “kidnapping” to both national and international public opinion.

El abogado Valda en el aeropuerto de Viru Viru de Santa Cruz, este viernes. Foto: Unitel

Lawyer Valda at Viru Viru airport in Santa Cruz this Friday. Photo: Unitel

Around 9:30 a.m. this Friday, lawyer Jorge Valda, who was arrested in Santa Cruz, was transported by police to La Paz amid a security operation involving several officers. Governor Fernando Camacho demanded an end to the persecution.

“They’re transferring him to the city of La Paz, they haven’t shown us any documents, they haven’t presented any arrest warrant, there’s no legal procedure,” said Carmen Arista, the lawyer’s wife, who described the police operation as “a kidnapping.”

The government linked Valda to his alleged participation in the “attempted coup” of June 2024. “They arrested him in a completely irregular manner,” his wife denounced.

The commander general of the Bolivian Police, Augusto Russo, confirmed that the lawyer was arrested this Friday and announced he will provide a report once he receives the briefing from the national director of the Special Force to Fight Crime (Felcc).

“We assume it’s because of the documentary released by the government,” said Arista, referring to the video presented by the Ministry of Government about a narrative of an “attempted coup” that allegedly occurred in June 2024. The documentary named professionals and activists as part of a supposed “civil cabinet,” in which Valda’s name was included.

On social media, Santa Cruz Governor Luis Fernando Camacho also denounced the lawyer’s “kidnapping.”

“We denounce before national and international public opinion the kidnapping of lawyer Jorge Valda, activist and defender of human rights, carried out by police personnel. The lawyer was taken to Viru Viru and transferred to La Paz, in a clear violation of his constitutional rights. We demand an end to the persecution and detention of individuals,” Camacho stated on his social media.

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