Last night Cristina Kirchner, Argentina's President, live
tweeted the events around Evo Morales' European airplane
hijacking:
- I returned from la Rosada, Olivos 21:46 hs. They notify
me, President Correa is on the phone. “Rafael? Put him on”
[link]
- “Hey Rafa, how are you?” He tells me he is angry and
anguished, “You do not know what is happening?” [link]
- “No, what is happening?”. I was in lala-land. Odd,
because I am always paying attention... and viglant. I had
just finished a meeting. [link]
- “Cristina, they detained Evo with his airplane and they
won’t let him leave Europe” [link]
- “What? Evo? Evo Morales has been detained?”
Immediately, I remember the last picture I saw with him, in
Rusia [link]
- Next to Putin, Nicolas Maduro and other Chiefs of State.
“But what happened Rafael?” [link]
- “Multiple countries revoked the flight permit and he is in
Vienna”, he replies [link]
- Definitely, everyone is crazy. A Chief of State and his
airplane have total immunity. This level of impunity is
unacceptable. [link]
- Rafal tells me that he will call urgently a Ollanta Umala
for an urgent meeting of UNASUR [link]
- I call Evo. On the other line, his voice responds calmly
“Hello friend, how are you doing?”. He asks me how I am
doing? [link]
- He has thousands of years of civilization more than me.
He describes the situation. “I am here, in a small room in
the airport...” [link]
- “I am not going to let them inspect my airplane. I am not
a thief”. Simply perfect. Strength Evo. [link]
- CFK: “Let me call the Cancilleria. I want to see the
jurisdiction, agreements and which court to go to. I’ll call
you later”. “Thank you friend”. [link]
- They confirm the absolute immunity by the right
consuetudionario, embodied on the convention of 2004 and the
Haye Court. [link]
- If Austria does not let him leave, or wants to inspect his
airplane, he can go to the international court of the Haya and
ask.... [link]
- Yes! AN INJUCTION. I dont’t know if I should laugh or
cry. You realize what Injunctions are used for [link]
- Well, if not, we can send a judge from here. MOther of
God! What world! [link]
- I call Evo again. His Minister of Defense takes note.
In Austria it is 3am. They are going to try to reach the
authorities [link]
- I talk with Pepe (Mujica). He is outraged. He is
right. The whole thing is very humiliating. Rafa calls me
again [link]
- Ollanta notifies me that he will call for a meeting of
UNASUR. It is 00:25AM. Tomorrow will be a day long and hard.
Calm. They wont succeed. [link]