 But there's confusion about who ordered the coup attempt. Some figures in the opposition have accused the government itself of having some sort of involvement to gain public support for the president, Luis Arce. Well, then, seconds before his arrest, General Zuniga told reporters he'd been told to stage the coup by the president himself. Mariela McDonnell-Alvarez is Bolivia's ambassador in Geneva, and she spoke to the BBC's Lucy Hockings, who asked her if the coup was orchestrated.