March 24, 2024
The General Directorate of Migration confirmed the expulsion from the country of 20 members of the fictitious state of 'Kailasa' who attempted to settle in Bolivia's indigenous territories.
The regional director of the Immigration Office in Beni, Andrea Miranda, reported that three of these individuals were in the Cayubaba community, from where they were transferred to Santa Cruz de la Sierra.
"It was verified that they had signed documents for the transfer of land in Beni, which was illegal. We filed complaints with the Public Prosecutor's Office to have them expelled. They entered the country as tourists, violating the regulations, because they had come to the country for another purpose," Miranda explained.
Then, in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Immigration raided a residence in the central region and detained 17 more foreigners. All were notified and forced to leave the country between Saturday and Sunday.
Land tenants for a thousand years
According to an investigation by the newspaper El Deber , at least three indigenous communities in Bolivia signed lease agreements for 480,000 hectares of public land for "a thousand years" in exchange for an annual rent to a sect that presents itself as a state and calls itself the United States of Kailasa.
The documents, signed between September and November 2024, include territories of the Baure nation and the Cayubaba and Esse Ejja communities, located in the departments of Beni and Pando, in the heart of the Bolivian Amazon.
Calderón reported that the nationalities of those expelled are Chinese, Indian, Swedish, American, German, British, and Portuguese. He also explained that some of them entered the country in November 2024 and the majority in January of this year.
During the press conference, the Director of Immigration stated that this group attempted to deceive the indigenous population for religious and economic purposes. "They posed as members of a false religion and sought to use documents signed by leaders for their own benefit, violating the communities' good faith and collective rights," she stated.
He also revealed that the group's legal representatives attempted to stop the expulsions with a petition for release, but the court ruled in favor of the Bolivian state. "The Fourth Sentencing Court of Santa Cruz denied the protection order and confirmed that Immigration acted within the law," he stated.
“Presumed nation”
Last Friday, the Bolivian Foreign Ministry denied that the Plurinational State maintains diplomatic relations with the "alleged nation of the United States of Kailasa," which, moreover, is not recognized as a state.
"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, within the framework of the powers recognized by Law No. 465, as the Rector of Bolivian Foreign Policy, communicates that the Plurinational State of Bolivia does not maintain diplomatic relations with the alleged nation "United States of Kailasa," which, furthermore, is not recognized as a State by any other actor of the International Community within the framework of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 1961," states the statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Kailasa, led by Hindu guru Nithyananda Paramashivam, claims to be a country with a flag, a constitution, a central bank, and passports. Although it lacks international recognition, it has managed to enter two United Nations sessions and has sought to establish relations in Ecuador, Paraguay, and Bolivia.
https://www.lostiempos.com/actualidad/pais/20250324/bolivia-expulsa-20-extranjeros-del-estado-ficticio-kailasa
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