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Talks are taking place between the family of a man shot dead by Bolivian security forces three years ago amid an alleged presidential assassination plot, and European Union officials.
Relatives of Michael Dwyer, who was one of three men killed in a police shooting in Santa Cruz in April 2009, have been lobbying EU officials in an effort to call Bolivian authorities to account over the incident, the Irish Independent reported.
Mystery still surrounds the death of the 24-year-old, from Ballinderry in County Tipperary, the report stated.
Dwyer had been working as a security guard in Bolivia when he died during what local police claimed was a gun fight at the hotel he was staying in. After the shooting, the police said they had foiled an alleged plot to assassinate Bolivian President, Evo Morales.
However, Dwyer's family has argued that the he was executed while he slept and that the authorities were guilty of manipulating evidence to suggest he was involved in criminal activity.
"The family continues to seek an international investigation into the death of their son and believe that the European Union can exercise some pressure in bringing about accountability and answers surrounding the killing of Michael Dwyer," a family spokesman said.
The family is calling for an independent investigation into the killing, arguing that no reports have been compiled outlining who specifically killed Dwyer, and who authorized the shooting.
