- Ben Norton: Mexico, Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia Back Peru's President Castillo, Condemn Archived Message
Posted by sashimi
on December 15, 2022, 12:40 am
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- "Anti-Democratic Harassment" 13 December 2022 (quote) The governments of Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, and Bolivia released a joint statement supporting Peru's democratically elected President Pedro Castillo, saying he is the victim of "anti-democratic harassment." Castillo was overthrown in a coup d'etat on December 7, led by the infamously corrupt right-wing opposition that controls Peru's unicameral congress, which has an approval rating of between 7% and 11%. The US-dominated Organization of American States (OAS) and State Department have openly supported the coup, backing unelected leader Dina Boluarte, who declared herself president in collaboration with the congress. Mexico, Argentina, Bolivia, and Colombia wrote that they "express their profound concern for the recent events that resulted in the removal and detention of José Pedro Castillo Terrones, president of the Republic of Peru." "For the world, it is not news that President Castillo Terrones, since the day of his election, was victim of anti-democratic harassment," the countries wrote. They added that Castillo has also been subjected to illegal "judicial treatment" - an allusion to the relentless lawfare (judicial warfare) that Peru's right-wing opposition has waged against the president and his top officials and political allies. Mexico, Argentina, Bolivia, and Colombia stressed that this harassment violates the 1969 American Convention on Human Rights. "Our governments call on all actors involved in the previous process to prioritize the citizens' will that was expressed at the ballot box," they wrote, adding, "We urge those who make up the institutions to refrain from reversing the popular will expressed by the free vote." In other words, they called for recognizing Castillo as the only democratic, constitutional president of Peru. The countries emphasized, "We also request that the authorities full respect the human rights of the President Pedro Castillo and that he is guaranteed legal protection" that is established in the American Convention on Human Rights. (/quote) -- Cont'd at https://multipolarista.com/2022/12/13/mexico-argentina-bolivia-colombia-peru-castillo-coup/ |
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