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| Patricia Acre |
Patricia who is a member of the
governing Mas party was handed over to police in Vinto after several hours of
humiliation by the angry opposition.
What led to the humiliation?
According to BBC report,
it showed that a group of anti-government protesters was blocking a bridge in
Vinto, a small town in Cochabamba province in central Bolivia, as part of their
ongoing demonstrations following the presidential election on 20 October.
Rumours spread that two opposition
protesters had been killed nearby in clashes with supporters of incumbent
president, Evo Morales, prompting an angry group to march to the town hall.
The protesters accused
Mayor Arce of having bussed in supporters of the president to try and break a
blockade they had set up and blamed her for the reported deaths, one of which
was later confirmed.
Amid shouts of
"murderess, murderess" masked men dragged her through the streets
barefoot to the bridge. There, they made her kneel down, cut her hair and
doused her in red paint. They also forced her to sign a resignation letter.
This incident has been adjudged the
latest in a series of violent clashes between government supporters and
opponents in the wake of controversial presidential elections which has claimed
three people have died so far.
Ms Arce was eventually
handed over to the police who took her to a local health centre for medical assistance.
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