Michael Dwyer death: Police operation was illegal – lawyer
A small snippet at the end of an Irish independent article this morning reveals that the Bolivian police who carried out the raid which resulted in the death of Michael Dwyer and two other men may have been in breach of the country’s penal code.
The paper reports that a proper warrant, signed by a judge, would have been required before the operation could take place.
Edwin Rojas, chairman of the Bolivian Law Society is quoted as saying “Serious irregularities can be observed in the anti-terrorist operation. These failings have created doubts about the anti-terrorist operation and the investigative process which is being carried out.”
Meanwhile, President Evo Morales said that he would welcome any international investigators to examine the case after opposition politicians demanded it.
Also, US President Barack Obama yesterday refuted claims by Morales that the alleged assassination attempt which Dwyer was accused of being involved with, was backed by the United States.
Acknowledging US involvement in Latin American politics over the past number of decades, Obama said that it was not his administration’s policy to undermine democratically elected governments.