LA PAZ, Bolivia, Feb 12 (AP): President Evo Morales declared a US Embassy security officer to be an "undesirable person" Monday after reports that the officer asked an American scholar and 30 Peace Corps volunteers to pass along information about Cubans and Venezuelans working in Bolivia.
It was not immediately clear whether Morales intended seek the expulsion of the official, Vincent Cooper, who according to the US Embassy was recalled to Washington for consultations.
Morales said Cooper is, "for Bolivia, for the government, an undesirable person," and accused him of sending US citizens in Bolivia out as spies. "I feel that this man has not only violated the rights of these citizens, but also violated, offended and attacked Bolivia," the president said.
Morales accuses US official of spying
FE Team | Published: February 13, 2008 00:00:00 | Updated: February 01, 2018 00:00:00
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