Argentine dissident organized labour leader Hugo Moyano
claimed on Friday that President Cristina Fernandez is out of touch with the
people and “the lackeys she has are scared of her and can only say stupid
things”. Moyano’s strong words followed accusations by the government that he
was behind the extended rioting and looting that hit several Argentine cities
on Thursday and Friday.
Abal Medina from
Government House blamed dissident unions
Moyano said the lackeys that surround the president can only
say stupid and idiotic things
Berni insists that the lootings were clearly organized and
had political intentions
“I think the president is out of touch. She sends these blokes to say a lot of
stupid and idiotic things. The government can’t pretend to be serious with
these lackeys”, underlined Moyano without naming any official but in direct
reference to cabinet chief Juan Manuel Abal Medina and Security Secretary
Sergio Berni whom he described as a “devalued Rambo”.
The teamsters boss said that the government’s officials were
a pack of ‘bigmouths’ that can only repeat stupidities and this is because “the
government has no answers, no replies so it then tries to play the role of the
victim and accuses the workers”
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“These officials are acting as in the time of military dictatorships. They accuse whoever they please and invite people to come and bash us. They are provoking people into violence, when in reality teamsters are victims because many of our lads had their cargoes stolen and were also beaten”, insisted Moyano.
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“These officials are acting as in the time of military dictatorships. They accuse whoever they please and invite people to come and bash us. They are provoking people into violence, when in reality teamsters are victims because many of our lads had their cargoes stolen and were also beaten”, insisted Moyano.
The teamsters’ leader pledged that “these gentlemen will
have to repeat what they are saying before court. They are constantly accusing
and disqualifying the workers and the official media are scaring the people to
make them think that we who represent workers are responsible for what is going
on”.
“The Government created the conditions for the lootings, not
workers” underlined Moyano.
Earlier on Friday Cabinet Chief Abal Medina said that the
supermarket lootings and widespread violence in several cities across Argentina
were linked to anti-government union leaders Hugo Moyano, Pablo Micheli and
Luis Barrionuevo.
“In Campana, there is someone linked to the Teamsters union”
stressed the cabinet chief during a ceremony at the Government House. “Violent
people do not rest and seek to keep on putting a spoke in the wheel,” he added.
Berni in Bariloche, (where the looting started on Thursday)
with 400 Border Guards patrolling the Patagonian resort said that the looting
was ‘organized’ and ‘respond to political issues’, and then linked them
directly to the dissident unions and their leaders such as Moyano and Pablo
Micheli.
“They are isolated incidents clearly organized which attempt
to distort social peace, and spoil the great moment Argentina
is living” said Abal Medina who
added “nobody was after food: they were after plasma TVs, LCD, electrical
appliances and drinks”.
Asked to be specific about those responsible for organizing
the incidents that spread to several provinces and major cities such as Rosario
and metropolitan Buenos Aires, Abal
Medina said that “the government of Neuquen pointed out to dissident groups
from unions and other governors told us they had seen sectors linked to
teamsters and the gastronomic union in the incidents”.
“We’re talking of people who clearly have political
intentions”, affirmed Abal Medina.
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