PROTESTORS SET FIRE TO PARAGUAY PARLIAMENT|不滿取消總統任期限制 巴拉圭民眾燒國會

We were just talking about "civil disobedience" yesterday after the major acitivitists of Sunflower movement were found not guilty and today, a major riot broke out in Taiwan's only diplomatic ally in South America- Paraguay. Protesters stormed and set fire to the Congress on Friday after the Senate secretly voted for a constitutional amendment that would allow presidents to run for re-election. Police vehicles also were targeted. At least one protester is dead in the conflict. In Paraguay's capital Asuncion, the parliament building caught on fire as angry protesters axed into the building and set fire. Demonstrators were frustrated as the Senate secretly cancelled Constitutional amendment of limiting presidential tenure. Paraguay is Taiwan's only diplomatic nation in South America. This parliament building was donated by Taiwan with a budget of NT$630 million. Riot control police used water cannons, tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse protestors. ==PROTESTER== We are tired of corruptions, we are tired of not following the laws, we are tired of everything. Paraguayans are no longer silent. Paraguayan presidential tenure is five years. In order to avoid dictatorship from happening again, the country has forbidden president from running for re-election since 1992. But a group of senators voted in closed office, 25 out of 45 senators voted for the measure that would allow President Horacio Cartes to run for re-election. Opponents criticized that was an illegal proposal and it was intended to lead the nation to dictatorship; they are to take this case all the way to the Supreme Court. Before the vote took place, protesters had scuffles and clashes with police. ==PROTESTER== The people of Paraguay can fight against these rubber bullets. Lawmakers have installed a dictator in this country. The bullets against Paraguayans will soon be metal." This Constitutional amendment proposal is to send to the lower House by April 1. The House Speaker emphasized there will not be any decision making, he urges the public to be calm. TRANSLATED BY：ANTHONY LIN 台灣在南美洲唯一的邦交國巴拉圭，在週五發生大暴動。有上百位民眾不滿參議院，通過「取消總統連任限制」的修憲法案，因此在首都，和警方爆發激烈衝突，還有人怒砸國會大廈並縱火，讓現場陷入火海。 不滿參議院通過取消總統任期限制的修憲法案，巴拉圭首都亞松森的國會大廈，週五晚間遭憤怒民眾攻佔，有人拿起斧頭砸爛國會大廳玻璃隨後縱火。巴拉圭是台灣目前在南美洲唯一的友邦，這棟國會大廈也是台灣捐助約6.3億台幣興建。鎮暴警察稍後動用消防水柱，並發射催淚瓦斯跟橡皮子彈，試圖驅離抗議群眾。 ==巴拉圭民眾== 我們厭倦了貪污，我們厭倦了不遵守法律，我們厭倦了一切，巴拉圭人民將不會再沉默。 巴拉圭總統任期5年，為避免獨裁政權再度發生，自1992年起禁止總統尋求連任。但參議院週五在執政黨跟部份反對黨議員的聯手下，45席國會議員中有25票贊成，通過了取消總統任期限制的修憲法案。反對者認為這是總統違法提案，意圖邁向獨裁之路，痛批這是違憲法案，將告到最高法院 。在法案通過前，街頭已經出現大暴動。 ==巴拉圭民眾== 巴拉圭人民能抵抗這些橡皮子彈，這些議員讓這個國家出現一位獨裁者，這些打在巴拉圭人身上的，很快就會是真槍實彈。 這項取消總統任期限制的修憲法案，當地時間週六將送交由執政黨占多數的眾議院進行表決，但眾議院議長強調，週六不會有任何決定，呼籲民眾冷靜。 記者 靳元慶 報導