Punches, kicks and slaps. This Tuesday the session of the Parliament of Bolivia devoted to the fate of the opponent Luis Fernando Camacho, imprisoned since December, turned to pugilism. Parliament heard Interior Minister Eduardo del Castillo, who came to present a report on the incarceration of Luis Fernando Camacho, accused of "terrorism" for an alleged "coup" in 2019 against the leftist president at the time, Evo Morales.
During his speech, Eduardo del Castillo called the elected representatives of Creemos, Camacho's right-wing party, "groups of radicals, thieves and violent people who have come to steal the wallets of the Bolivian people." A group of opposition MPs then held placards with messages such as "there is no democracy when there are political prisoners", and a photo of del Castillo crossed out with the phrase: "Minister of Terror".
Images posted on social networks
Several MPs from the left-wing majority then rushed at them to try to tear down their banners, according to images posted on social networks. The stampede lasted several minutes during which the twenty deputies copiously slapped and pulled each other by the hair and exchanged punches and screams. Calm returned after a suspension of the session, and Parliament Speaker David Choquehuanca said he would summon both political camps to lecture them.
- World