Unión Juvenil Cruceñista
The Unión Juvenil Cruceñista ( Santa Cruz Youth Union ) (UJC) is a militant, right-wing extremist group from Santa Cruz , Bolivia . Founded in 1957 as an arm of the Pro Santa Cruz Committee ( Comite Pro Santa Cruz ), the UJC has recently been the subject of controversy and charges for its activities in support of the Santa Cruz Autonomy Movement against the government of Evo Morales and his political party MAS .
Claiming to have two thousand members, the UJC forcibly enforced the general civil strike called for by the Pro Santa Cruz Committee, intimidated and attacked left-wing opponents, created "security" for the Santa Cruz autonomy referendum on May 4, 2008, and took participated in violent clashes during the day of voting. Two members of the UJC were arrested and charged with planning an assassination attempt on Evo Morales on June 20, 2008. The police found a rifle with a telescopic sight and ammunition at an airport before the President's arrival.
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- ↑ SANTA CRUZ HASTA LAS LUCHAS CÍVICAS DEL 11% ( Memento of October 25, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ UDW, Ben Dangl. The Dark Side of Bolivia's Half Moon January 2007
- ↑ BIF Bulletin No 8 Santa Cruz and the banner of autonomy (PDF; 117 kB)
- ↑ Amnesty Intl. Bolivia: Fear for safety 06 March 2007
- ↑ AIN Illegal Autonomy Referendum deepens Division in Bolivia 17 April 2008
- ↑ Bolivia officials say suspects arrested in possible plot to kill president - The Associated Press - June 20, 2008 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
