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US questions legality of Bolivian arrests of ex-officials
Read full article: US questions legality of Bolivian arrests of ex-officialsThe United States said Saturday, March 27, 2021, that it is concerned about increasingly anti-democratic behavior and the politicization of the legal system in Bolivia following the arrests of officials from the countrys former interim government. (AP Photo/Juan Karita, File)LA PAZ – The United States said Saturday that it is concerned about increasingly ″anti-democratic behavior and the politicization of the legal system” in Bolivia following the arrests of officials from the country’s former interim government. He noted that the European Union, the Bolivian Conference of Catholic Bishops, as well as Bolivian and international human rights organizations, had also expressed concerns. AdProsecutors accuse Áñez, who assumed the presidency following Morales’ resignation and exile, of terrorism and sedition for unrest that led to his ouster. Morales’ Movement Toward Socialism won last year’s elections with 55% of the vote under Morales’ chosen candidate Luis Arce, who took the presidency in November.
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Bolivia arrests ex-leader in crackdown on opposition
Read full article: Bolivia arrests ex-leader in crackdown on oppositionBolivia's former interim President Jeanine Anez is escorted into a police station after giving her statement at the prosectors's office, in La Paz, Bolivia, Saturday, March 13, 2021. “This is not justice,” said former President Carlos Mesa, who has finished second to Morales in several elections. Áñez, a legislator who had been several rungs down the ladder of presidential succession, was vaulted into the interim presidency. It won last year's elections with 55% of the vote under Morales' chosen candidate Luis Arce, who took the presidency in November. New Justice Minister Iván Lima said that Áñez, 53, faces charges related to her actions as an opposition senator, not as former president.
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Bolivia's ex-interim leader says authorities seek her arrest
Read full article: Bolivia's ex-interim leader says authorities seek her arrestFILE - In this Nov. 15, 2019 file photo, Bolivia's interim President Jeanine Anez speaks during a press conference in La Paz, Bolivia. Anez said on Friday, March 12, 2021, that the new government has issued a warrant for her arrest. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)LA PAZ – Bolivia's former interim president said Friday that authorities are seeking her arrest as they move against officials who backed the ouster of former leader Evo Morales, which his party — now back in power — considers a coup. “The political persecution has begun,” Jeanine Añez, who headed a conservative administration that took power after Morales resigned in November 2019, said on her Twitter account. But Morales' party won election again under his chosen successor, Luis Arce, and the former leader has returned home.
The Latest: Bolivia interim leader warns Evo Morales
Read full article: The Latest: Bolivia interim leader warns Evo MoralesBolivia's interim President Jeanine Anez looks up during a press conference in La Paz, Bolivia, Friday, Nov. 15, 2019. Anez, a Senate deputy leader who claimed the interim presidency, is moving to establish authority in the turbulent country. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)The Latest on Bolivias political confrontation (all times local):12:25 p.m.Bolivias interim leader says Evo Morales will have to answer to justice for electoral fraud if he returns home. ez said Morales left on his own. Nobody threw him out.___1 a.m.Bolivias interim leader says Evo Morales cant run as a candidate in any new elections.