Evo Morales indigenous government intensifies its attack on Indian marchers. His Secretary of the Presidency Carlos Romero accused indigenous leaders

ATTACK ON INDIAN MARCHERS • Secretary of the Presidency, Carlos Romero, accused some indigenous leaders of smuggling timber and lands. The march is just an excuse to protect the interest of the accused and it is not to preserve the region, said Romero.

By EUGENE ROXAS

Secretary of the Presidency, Carlos Romero, accused some indigenous leaders of smuggling timber and lands. Photo © PAGINA SIETE® / APG®

LA PAZ, Bolivia .— He showed "classified" documents into allegations of trafficking land since 2010.

Romero in a press conference at the Government Palace in the city of La Paz, said:

"The indigenous ownership right over his lands has been distorted.

Some leaders have developed links to traffic illegally the land."

The Guarayos leaders gave lands to Cattlemen's Federation of Santa Cruz, Romero said. Moreover, he said, based on Authority of Forests and Lands Control, the Guarayo people extracted 1.2 million meters cubic of timber which generated an income of U.S. $ 2.12 million.

He said that the march just seeks cover up indigenous leaders who were involved in these events.

Source: ERBOL^®