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Ecuador police chief denies sending ammunition to Bolivia to support post-Morales government
Jun 19, 2021 | 2 Comments
National Police Commander Tannya Varela has dismissed reports alleging that Ecuador sent ammunition to Bolivia to help the interim government of President Jeanine Anez put down civil unrest following the resignation of former president Evo Morales.
“The ammunition claimed to have been delivered to the Anez government was military grade, which is not used by Ecuador’s National Police to maintain public order. We do not have military equipment and we certainly did not send any to Bolivia,” Varela told television network Teleamazonas in an interview.
She said that it is not uncommon for Latin American countries to exchange information and non-lethal weapons for crowd control and that Bolivia received tear gas from Colombia and Peru in 2019.
Earlier last week, lawmaker Fausto Jarrin asked the office of the attorney general to look into the actions of the country’s former president, as well as the ex-minister of government, Maria Paula Romo, related to the alleged shipments of various ammunition in November 2019. Bolivia is conducting a similar investigation as well but has not released any information.
More:
https://cuencahighlife.com/ecuador-police-chief-denies-sending-ammunition-to-bolivia-to-support-post-morales-government/