Bolivia’s former interim president, Jeanine Añez, was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Friday for leading a coup against her leftist predecessor, Evo Morales, in 2019, a La Paz court heard on Friday. .
The court of first instance of capital ruled in a faith One 10 year sentence of incarceration, to be served in a women’s jail in La Paz, three months after the trial began and 15 months after the remand in custody of the former right-wing head of state.
Mrs. Anezaged 54, was sentenced for offenses in unconstitutional resolutions and breach of duty.
In his final statement, he said the court had excluded evidence to refute the reversal of Mr. moralwho spent 14 years in power. I did not seek powerhe assured.
He announced that he would appeal a possible judgment: We will not stop there, we will go to international justice.
Jeanine Anez tried for his actions as senator, before sitting as interim president, from November 12, 2019.
So he succeeded Evo Morales, two days after the latter’s resignation, in the context of intense social unrest. Opponents accused Mr. moral of fraud in the October elections of that year to get a fourth consecutive term until 2025.
France Media Agency
Source: Radio-Canada
