2024-10-07 17:45:41
In an interview with Radio Panamerica, lawyer Gary Prado Arauz referred to the recent decision of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on the “Hotel Las Américas” case. According to Prado Arauz, the Bolivian government will face significant legal repercussions, including the obligation to financially compensate the victims of the police operation carried out in 2009, as well as other reparations for the violation of human rights.
Prado Arauz explained that, in addition to compensation, the Bolivian State will be obliged to initiate criminal proceedings against those responsible for human rights violations, which could involve judges, officials and senior officials of the government of the time, including the former President Evo Morales and current vice president David Choquehuanca.
Possible compensation of 2 million dollars
Prado Arauz did not rule out the possibility that the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) would force Bolivia to compensate the family of Irish citizen Michael Dwyer, who died during the operation. According to their estimates, the compensation could amount to two million dollars, as compensation for the damages suffered.
Double standards in the attorney general’s office
The lawyer also criticized what he called a “double standard” on the part of the State Attorney General’s Office, stressing that, while the government’s position is defended on the international scene, no vigorous judicial action has been taken internally to sanction the guilty. responsible for the operation.
The “Hotel Las Américas” case continues to be a highly topical issue in the field of human rights in Bolivia, and its development before the Inter-American Court could have important repercussions for the country and its political actors.
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