Through a message on social network X, the chancellor demanded respect for democracy, the constitutional government of President Luis Arce, as well as the sovereign will of the Bolivian people.
On the same digital platform, the head of Honduran diplomacy pointed out that the armies must be subordinated to civil power.
“Coup never again, our solidarity with Bolivia,” wrote Reina.
According to press reports, with the swearing-in of new military commanders by Bolivian President Luis Arce, the coup attempt in the South American country was neutralized this afternoon.
The President of the Plurinational State appointed Major General José Wilson as the new Commander General of the Army, who in his first public speech ordered all military personnel to return to their barracks.
Zúñiga was arrested and the Attorney General’s Office ordered the initiation of legal actions to begin the criminal investigation against the general and all other participants in the events that occurred that day and that constitute criminal offenses, he said in a statement.
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