Spain denies Bolivia charge it tried to extract ex-officials

BARCELONA, Spain — Spain denied Saturday that a diplomatic focus on with to the Mexican ambassador’s website in Bolivia had the intent of extracting contributors of the ousted leftist govt sheltered inner.

Spain’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in an announcement that the focus on with used to be a “courtesy focus on with” by its diplomat charged with representing Spain’s industrial interests and “firmly denies that its purpose used to be to facilitate the exit of americans who to find themselves stumbled on wanting for asylum inner those premises.”

Spain used to be embroiled in the diplomatic feud between Bolivia’s conservative interval in-between govt andMexicoon Friday when a battle of phrases occurred out of doors the Mexican ambassador’s website in La Paz.

Bolivian Foreign Minister Karen Longaric complained that Spanish diplomats private been accompanied by masked and armed males on a focus on with to the internet site. Locals protested that it is going to be an strive to free 9 inclined officials sheltered inner.

Bolivia’s interval in-between govt has been at odds withMexicofor giving asylum to ousted leader Evo Morales when he resigned the presidency on Nov. 10. He did so after losing the attend of the militia and police following weeks of protests over anelectionthat, in accordance to an world audit, used to be marred by fraud.

Spain’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs also said Saturday that caretaker Foreign Minister Margarita Robles will appear before the Spanish Parliament to masks the findings of an investigation into the incident once it is concluded.

Since his ouster, Morales has left Mexico and is now primarily based entirely mostly in Argentina.