“Not that I was stupid to turn myself in,” he declared. Evo Morales. With those words he justifies that he did not appear to testify in the case of trafficking and smuggling of minors. On the contrary, his followers are blocking important roads in Bolivia, demanding to eliminate the process against the former president.
Morales is being investigated for allegedly having a relationship and a child with a 15-year-old teenager in 2016, when he was still president of Bolivia. The parents of the alleged victim They consented to the relationship in exchange for benefits and political favors, the investigations detail.
The former president was supposed to testify on October 10 in the city of Tarija, however, only his lawyer came to present an excuse. The defense insists that Evo Morales was already investigated for this incident in 2020 and no evidence was found.
Then the Public Ministry expressed that it was appropriate to issue the arrest warrant and the authorities assured that the police were ready to capture Evo Morales. Days later, the Minister of Justice, Cesar Siles, explained that there was still no order from the corresponding authorities.
Evo Morales had indicated that it was a “political persecution” and he would defend himself, that two hundred volunteer lawyers were willing to attend to his case for free, however, his followers have started blockades and one of their demands is to eliminate the process.
Accusations against the Arce Government
The former president accuses the Government of Luis Arce of promoting the process against him, with the intention of “morally assassinating” him and preventing him from being a candidate for president in 2025. Bolivian laws prohibit Evo Morales from running for the next elections, however , he insists that it is his “human right.”
The investigations into the trafficking case have not stopped. The alleged victim and son are wanted by authorities and a missing persons notice has been issued. The teenager’s father is in preventive detention in a Bolivian prison for a period of four months; He declared that he knew about the relationship between Evo Morales and his minor daughter, and he also had knowledge of the son.
In the case, the authorities have indicated that there is also a birth certificate in which Evo Morales appears as the parent.
Evo Morales and Luis Arce have been in confrontation for several months over leading the political party the Movement towards Socialism and being chosen as candidates for the next presidential elections in Bolivia.
Groups of former President Evo Morales maintain at least 15 blockade points on main roads, especially in the department of Cochabamba. The mobilization is aggravating the economic crisis that the country is going through, there are shortages of fuel and some foods.
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