ComradeChe
9th September 2012, 21:26
Obama admin refuses to extradite pro-US former Bolivian President to face charges of genocide:
The view that Sánchez de Lozada must be extradited from the US to stand trial is a political consensus in Bolivia, shared by the government and the main opposition party alike. But on Friday night, the Bolivian government revealed (http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-09-07/news/sns-rt-us-bolivia-usabre88614o-20120907_1_president-evo-morales-extradition-coca-farmer) that it had just been notified by the Obama administration (http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/obama-administration) that the US government has refused Bolivia's extradition request:
"'Yesterday (Thursday), a document arrived from the United States, rejecting the extradition of people who have done a lot of damage to Bolivia,' leftist [President Evo] Morales, an outspoken critic of US foreign policy (http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/usforeignpolicy) in Latin America, said in a speech.
"Calling the United States a 'paradise of impunity' and a 'refuge for criminals,' Morales said Washington turned down the extradition request on the grounds that a civilian leader cannot be tried for crimes committed by the military …
"Sanchez de Lozada's extradition was also demanded by opposition leaders in Bolivia and they criticized the US decision.
"Rogelio Mayta, a lawyer representing victims of the 2003 violence, said 'the US protection' of Sanchez de Lozada was not surprising.
"'It's yet another display of the US government's double moral standard,' he said."
the rest of the story on the Guardian by Glenn Greenwald:
www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/sep/09/america-refusal-extradite-bolivia (http://www.revleft.com/vb/www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/sep/09/america-refusal-extradite-bolivia)
The view that Sánchez de Lozada must be extradited from the US to stand trial is a political consensus in Bolivia, shared by the government and the main opposition party alike. But on Friday night, the Bolivian government revealed (http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-09-07/news/sns-rt-us-bolivia-usabre88614o-20120907_1_president-evo-morales-extradition-coca-farmer) that it had just been notified by the Obama administration (http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/obama-administration) that the US government has refused Bolivia's extradition request:
"'Yesterday (Thursday), a document arrived from the United States, rejecting the extradition of people who have done a lot of damage to Bolivia,' leftist [President Evo] Morales, an outspoken critic of US foreign policy (http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/usforeignpolicy) in Latin America, said in a speech.
"Calling the United States a 'paradise of impunity' and a 'refuge for criminals,' Morales said Washington turned down the extradition request on the grounds that a civilian leader cannot be tried for crimes committed by the military …
"Sanchez de Lozada's extradition was also demanded by opposition leaders in Bolivia and they criticized the US decision.
"Rogelio Mayta, a lawyer representing victims of the 2003 violence, said 'the US protection' of Sanchez de Lozada was not surprising.
"'It's yet another display of the US government's double moral standard,' he said."
the rest of the story on the Guardian by Glenn Greenwald:
www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/sep/09/america-refusal-extradite-bolivia (http://www.revleft.com/vb/www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/sep/09/america-refusal-extradite-bolivia)