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Viewing cable 08LAPAZ24, EVO AVOIDS SUCRE, JUSTICE MINISTER UNWELCOME TOO

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08LAPAZ24 2008-01-04 18:14 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy La Paz
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P 041814Z JAN 08
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INFO RUEHAC/AMEMBASSY ASUNCION 7485
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RUEHMN/AMEMBASSY MONTEVIDEO 5180
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RUEHSG/AMEMBASSY SANTIAGO 0452
RUEAIIA/CIA WASHINGTON DC
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHINGTON DC
RUMIAAA/USCINCSO MIAMI FL
RUEHUB/USINT HAVANA 0858
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHINGTON DC
RHMFIUU/HQ USSOUTHCOM MIAMI FL
UNCLAS LA PAZ 000024 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV PREL BL
SUBJECT: EVO AVOIDS SUCRE, JUSTICE MINISTER UNWELCOME TOO 
 
 
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Summary 
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1. (U)  Protesters in Sucre hurled insults and firecrackers 
and proceeded to block Justice Minister Celima Torrico and 
members of Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party from leaving 
Bolivia's Supreme Court building following the inauguration 
of the 2008 judicial year.  With strong police protection 
Torrico eventually escaped the angry crowds.  The Supreme 
Court President used the occasion to once again denounce 
President Evo Morales' interference in the judiciary. 
Despite tradition, President Evo Morales and Vice President 
Alvaro Garcia Linera were noticeably absent; government 
officials cited security as the reason.  Morales 
administration officials immediately responded that the 
protests were racially motivated, ignoring the fact that the 
Sucre protesters were venting their frustration over the 
government's actions during the November 23-25 violence that 
left three Sucre residents dead and hundreds injured. End 
Summary. 
 
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Sucre: No Place for the MAS 
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2.  (U)  Despite tradition, President Evo Morales and Vice 
President Alvaro Garcia Linera were noticeably absent from 
the inauguration of the new (2008) judicial year on January 
3.  The government's highest ranking official in attendance 
was Justice Minister Celima Torrico.  The Vice Minister for 
Citizen Security Marcos Farfan later stated the president did 
not travel to Sucre for security reasons. After the 
inauguration, protesters who had circled the court building 
prevented Torrico, lower level justice ministry officials, 
MAS parliamentarians, and other MAS officials from leaving 
the court building. 
 
3.  (U)  The protesters, mostly young university students, 
carried signs and shouted epithets against President Morales, 
Torrico, and Minister of Government Alfredo Rada, as well as 
the police and military who were protecting court building. 
The police had to resort to tear gas to prevent the 
protesters from entering the court.  The protesters moved a 
burned out vehicle --which previously served as the official 
car for Constituent Assembly President and MAS delegate 
Silvia Lazarte-- to the square in front of the Supreme Court. 
 Signs stating "Evo Murderer" and "Celima Your Car Awaits 
(referring to the burned car)" were prominently displayed. 
Protesters burned a copy of the recently approved MAS 
constitution and a whipala --a flag used by the MAS, but also 
a symbol for indigenous groups.  Protesters attacked and 
injured a few MAS-istas.  The police were finally able to 
evacuate Minister Torrico in the early morning of January 4. 
 
4.  (U)  Administration officials immediately responded by 
calling the attacks racially motivated.  Justice Vice 
Minister Wilfredo Chavez was one of the first government 
officials to respond publicly, stating "We are concerned, I 
protected myself well to ensure my physical safety, I don't 
think they accomplished anything by attacking a women of the 
pollera (a reference to Torrico's traditional skirt that 
implies the minister is indigenous) who holds public office." 
 Chavez also cited protesters who shouted four-letter words 
and racial epithets against Torrico and President Morales. 
Vice Minister Farfan characterized the protesters as 
xenophobes who discriminate against Aymara and Quechua 
indigenous people. 
 
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Stop MAS Interference in the Courts 
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5.  (U)  President of the Supreme Court Hector Sandoval, 
during his inauguration speech, clearly rejected what he 
characterized as attacks on, and interference in, the 
judiciary by President Morales and his MAS party.  Sandoval 
stated "We reject all interference in judicial acts, wherever 
they may come from, encouraging the other State powers to 
respect legal norms and judicial rulings." He noted that the 
government has carried out a systemic campaign to denigrate 
the courts and the honor of individual of justices.  Sandoval 
also used his speech to highlight weaknesses within the 
judiciary and called for a national summit between the three 
branches of power to find mechanisms for "coordination and 
understanding." 
 
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Comment 
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6.  (SBU)  While there were likely protesters shouting racist 
comments, the government chose to ignore that the Sucre 
protesters primary motivation, their frustration and anger 
over the government's actions during the November 23-25 
violence.  Instead administration officials immediately 
pulled out the race card.  In recent days government 
officials have tried to distance the administration from the 
November violence, arguing that the bullets that killed two 
young men could not have come from military or police 
weapons, providing little evidence to support their claims. 
The January 3 protests indicate that Sucre's residents are 
not buying the government's arguments.  While the MAS may be 
co-opting the judiciary, the people of Sucre --who once 
supported the MAS-- appear to have abandoned the party; they 
certainly hold Evo and his government ministers responsible 
for what is now being called "Black November."  End Comment. 
URS