Through a statement, the Union Federation of Mining Workers of Bolivia (Fstmb), denounced this Friday that its main executive, Orlando Gutiérrez, is seriously injured and blames the Government for the injuries suffered by its leader. The organization declared itself in a "state of national emergency" and blamed groups called "pititas" for generating the attacks.
“This serious attack is carried out as a form of revenge perpetrated by the fascist right, by the so-called 'pititas', platforms, hiring hitmen and thugs (…). So we declare a state of national emergency in the ranks of wage-earning mining, reproaching the criminal persecution of our union leaders ”, denounces the mining entity.
The federation also noted that both Gutiérrez and his family received "death threats" through social networks. However, they state that groups opposed to the MAS resort to "violent" attitudes in rejection of the victory of Evo Morales' party.
"Comrade Gutiérrez and his family received many death threats through social networks, from the right wing, but when they were defeated at the polls in the elections, in desperation they resorted to this totally undemocratic attitude of violence."
The representative of the salaried mining arm is at the Cemes clinic, at the government headquarters. No further details were given on the status of the Fstmb secretary.
