Peru gives refuge to 2 more former Bolivian ministers charged in 2003 killing of protesters

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Peru gives refuge to 2 more former Bolivian ministers charged in 2003 killing of protesters
ANDREW WHALEN | Associated Press Writer
9:25 PM EDT, May 12, 2009

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru gave refuge to two more former Bolivian government ministers who fled genocide charges for the 2003 army killings of dozens of protesters, Peru's foreign minister said Tuesday.

Bolivia had been demanding that Peru hand over the two ex-officials as well as a third granted political asylum in April, in a case that has further strained relations between the two South American neighbors.

There was no immediate reaction from Bolivia to Tuesday's announcement that the two fugitives had been granted status as refugees, but earlier Bolivian President Evo Morales called the former ministers "criminals" and said giving them haven would be "an open provocation of the Bolivian people."

Peruvian Foreign Minister Jose Antonio Garcia Belaunde said former Bolivian ministers Mirtha Quevedo and Javier Torres Goitia requested and have received refugee status, a legal measure that — unlike asylum — does not denote political persecution.



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[sam sarrha]

1. there are still a bunch of Reagan/Friedmanomic sociopaths there, with influence