Friday, October 4, 2024, 18:47
Evo Morales, who was president of Bolivia between 2006 and 2019, is the protagonist of a tangled judicial and political scandal that centers on the alleged rape of a teenager, with whom he would have had a daughter. The investigation has been strained by the dismissal of a prosecutor, the revocation of a court order and, in general, the prevailing political climate, since Morales and the current head of the Executive, his former minister Luis Arce, are engaged in a sullen struggle. for becoming the ruling party’s candidate for next year’s elections.
The case came to the public sphere when a prosecutor revealed that she had been dismissed just when she was “going to capture” the former president for an alleged crime of “human trafficking.” According to him, they told him that this matter “is not discussed.” The arrest order was revoked by a judge who later stated that she had received “pressure” and pointed out that the case “is not closed.” And, finally, the attorney general has declared that he never ordered “to stop the capture” and that his subordinate was removed from office for “negligence” in the investigation of Morales.
With this judicial uproar in the background, leaks to the media and statements from members of the Executive and the opposition continue. The Minister of Government, Eduardo del Castillo, has revealed that his office is currently investigating three cases of alleged rape in which the former ruler would be involved and has added that he does not rule out new victims appearing. “We are receiving complaints formally and informally,” he said. For his part, the head of Justice, César Siles, has clarified that the central case involves “a girl” who was “raped at 15, at 16 years old”, allegedly “forced by her parents” in exchange for “favors”. specifics”, and also reported that the teenager had a daughter, whose birth certificate shows Evo Morales as the father.
From the Evo Generation
The original resolution ordering Morales’ arrest has been leaked to the media. It is known from her that the victim was a member of the Evo Generation, the youth guard made up of adolescents aged 14 and 15 that the then president created in 2014. Her parents had enrolled her in order to “climb politically and obtain benefits” and She would have been pushed to “maintain carnal access” with Morales, which resulted in the birth of a girl in 2018.
Morales has called these accusations a “dirty and lying campaign” and has accused Arce of subjecting him to “judicial persecution” to eliminate him as a political opponent. “They simultaneously activated four criminal proceedings to seek my arrest, because they believe that by sending me to prison, they will silence the voice of a people dissatisfied with a management that dragged the country into bankruptcy,” he wrote.
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