A judge has demanded that her former interim president be remanded in custody for four months Bolivia Janine Anies and two ministers of her government are awaiting trial for “attitude” and “terrorism”, as the media reported yesterday Sunday.
Anies was transferred to Obraches Prison in La Paz, while former Justice Minister Alvaro Coimbra and former Energy Minister Rodrigo Guzman were transferred to San Pedro Prison, according to La Razon.
Bolivian prosecutors on Friday ordered the arrest of Anies and several of her ministers on charges of “stopping” and “terrorism”.
Anies, 53, has denied the allegations in a statement issued Friday stating “Similar, baseless allegations concerning her candidacy have been made more than once.
The former president and the two former ministers were arrested on Saturday in the city of Trinidad where they were hiding.
The investigation by the prosecuting authorities started after the lawsuit filed in December by Lidia Pati, a former member of parliament of the party of Evo Morales (2006-19), accusing the former president of overthrowing, in November 2019, the socialist leader of the country. Patti accuses Anies, many former ministers, military and police, of “stopping”, “terrorism” and “conspiracy”.
Arrest warrants have also been issued against other ministers of the previous, transitional government (November 2019-October 2020), such as Arturo Mourigo (Interior), Luis Fernando Lopez (Defense) and Jerko Nunies (Presidency).
The lawsuit is also against Santa Cruz’s strongman Luis Fernando Camacho, who played a key role in the protests that led to Morales’s resignation in November 2019. Kamacho was elected governor on Sunday and no an arrest warrant was issued.
Following the presidential election in October 2019, in which Morales was running for a fourth term, the right-wing opposition denounced fraud, due to the confusion that prevailed with the announcement of the results. An outbreak of violence followed across the country, resulting in the cancellation of the elections. At least 35 people were killed in the riots.
Set against the continuing protests, the police refused to obey the commands and the army withdrew its support for the Morales who eventually resigned in November and exile, first in Mexico and then in Argentina. He returned to Bolivia after the victory of his close ally Luis Acre in the October 2020 presidential election.
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