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| Bolivian minister kidnapped, beaten to death by striking miners | Bolivian minister kidnapped, beaten to death by striking miners |
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| Tensions are running high in Bolivia, where striking mineworkers apparently kidnapped and then killed Deputy Interior Minister, Rodolfo Illanes, who went out to negotiate with the protesters. The 56-year-old official’s demise has been confirmed by the government. | Tensions are running high in Bolivia, where striking mineworkers apparently kidnapped and then killed Deputy Interior Minister, Rodolfo Illanes, who went out to negotiate with the protesters. The 56-year-old official’s demise has been confirmed by the government. |
| “All signs indicate that our Deputy Minister #RodolfoIllanes was cowardly assassinated,” Bolivian Minister of Government, Carlos Romero, was quoted as saying on official Twitter account of the Ministry of Communications. | “All signs indicate that our Deputy Minister #RodolfoIllanes was cowardly assassinated,” Bolivian Minister of Government, Carlos Romero, was quoted as saying on official Twitter account of the Ministry of Communications. |
| Initial reports of Illanes’ fate cited the account of the director of a mining radio station, Moises Flores.“We have been able to see close up that vice-minister Illanes was dead. Colleagues told us that he had died of a beating,” Flores told local radio. | |
| Flores also suggested that Illanes’ murder might have been a response to the deaths of three miners during the protests. | |
| Earlier, the government said that Illanes had been kidnapped and faced the risk of torture in Panduro, which is located 160 kilometers from the capital La Paz. | |
| The official’s death likely occurred sometime between 5:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. local time, Romero said.The government has asked the Justice Ministry to investigate the killing and bring those responsible to justice. | The official’s death likely occurred sometime between 5:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. local time, Romero said.The government has asked the Justice Ministry to investigate the killing and bring those responsible to justice. |
| In the meantime, authorities have been rounding up and detaining miners, according to social media accounts. | |
| The miners’ protest turned violent earlier this week after a highway blockade. Two workers were shot dead by police in the scuffles on Wednesday and 17 police officers were injured. | The miners’ protest turned violent earlier this week after a highway blockade. Two workers were shot dead by police in the scuffles on Wednesday and 17 police officers were injured. |
| The National Federation of Mining Cooperatives of Bolivia (FENCOMIN) organized the miners’ protest following failed negotiation attempts over changes to mining legislation. | The National Federation of Mining Cooperatives of Bolivia (FENCOMIN) organized the miners’ protest following failed negotiation attempts over changes to mining legislation. |
| Miners are calling for more concessions from the government, including the right to work for private companies and better union representation. | Miners are calling for more concessions from the government, including the right to work for private companies and better union representation. |