(IPYS/IFEX) – On 6 December 2006, demonstrators supporting the work being done by the Constituent Assembly, which is drafting a new national constitution, protested opposite the headquarters of television networks PAT (Channel 39) and Unitel (Channel 2) in La Paz, the capital, accusing them of undermining the government. The crowd warned them that if they […]
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 6 December 2006, demonstrators supporting the work being done by the Constituent Assembly, which is drafting a new national constitution, protested opposite the headquarters of television networks PAT (Channel 39) and Unitel (Channel 2) in La Paz, the capital, accusing them of undermining the government. The crowd warned them that if they did not change their editorial line, they will have to face the consequences.
The demonstrators are believed to be members of the government party, Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS). However, Vice-President Álvaro García denied this.
The police were ordered to protect the headquarters of both television networks during the early hours of 7 December.
