Bolivian President Evo Morales Orders Expulsion of U.S. Diplomat

Bolivia’s President Evo Morales has ordered a U.S. diplomat accused of colluding with opposition groups to be expelled from the country.

Morales ordered the expulsion of Francisco Martinez after alleging he had ties to groups who had organized violent protests. The U.S. government has died the claims and said Martinez, a political officer at the U.S. embassy in La Paz, has done nothing wrong.

The announcement of the expulsion was made at a news conference on Monday in which Morales stated, “Today, I've decided to declare Francisco Martinez... persona non grata.” He went on to defend the decision saying they had conducted “deep investigations” which revealed Martinez’s involvement with the opposition groups.

This is the second U.S. diplomat that Morales has ordered expelled. In September he sent U.S. ambassador Philip Goldberg home following similar allegations.

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