The Bolivian opposition on Saturday announced mobilizations against the 10-year prison sentence imposed on former interim president Jeanine Añez, who was accused of seizing power after the resignation of former head of state Evo Morales, who described the verdict as “light”.
Starting next week we will have protestsdeclared opponent Manuel Morales, of the National Committee for the Defense of Democracy (Conade), a day after the former right-wing senator was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
The left-wing former president, Evo Morales (2006-2019), is estimated on Twitter already 10 years imprisonment is a light sentence compared to the damage done to democracy.
Ms.’s family called. Añez si G. Morales a coward and announced that the latter would appeal. This is a political judgment. Nothing will change, because my mother will remain a political prisoneraccused Carolina Ribela, the son of the former president.
Jeanine Añez became Bolivia’s interim president at the end of 2019, two days after the resignation of Evo Morales seeking a fourth term.
Political unrest
Faced with the confusion surrounding the results giving him the win, the opposition shouted fraud. An explosion of violence followed the vote, which was finally canceled, and Evo Morales fled exile.
The second vice president of the Senate, Ms. Añez was ousted due to the lack of power caused by the resignations in the chain of Mr. Morales and his constitutional successors. The Constitutional Court validated his election.
After a little less than a year in power, in the face of the presidential election victory of Evo Morales ’leftist candidate and dolphin, Luis Arce, he acknowledged the defeat of his camp and handed over power.
On Friday, the court ruled that Ms. Añez, who will turn 55 on Monday, was guilty of neglect of duty at decisions unconstitutional.
In his final statement, he said the court had excluded evidence to refute Mr. Morales’ reversal.
Possible new charges
Former armed forces chief William Kaliman and police chief Yuri Calderon, both fugitives, were also sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Opponent and former centrist president Carlos Mesa (2003-2005) accused the ruling party, the Movement to Socialism (MAS), of political crime he is accused of abusing the enslavement of the judicial system.
The former head of state could also be prosecuted sedition, terrorism and conspiracy. He was also charged with genocide after complaints from the families of victims of repression carried out by police at the end of 2019 in Mr. Morales ’strongholds, which left 22 dead according to a group of independent experts. This file must be reviewed by Parliament.
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Source: Radio-Canada
