(ANSA) – LA PAZ, JUN 10 – The former interim president of Bolivia, Jeanine Añez, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for conducting a coup against her left-wing predecessor Evo Morales in 2019. announced a court of La Paz.
The court of first instance of the Bolivian capital has decided on a “sentence” of 10 years of imprisonment to be served in the women’s prison in La Paz, three months after the start of the trial and 15 months after the placement of the former head of state in pre-trial detention right. Añez, 54, was convicted “of the crimes of unconstitutional resolutions and negligence of duty”.
She was tried for her actions as a senator, before she assumed the interim presidency on November 12, 2019. Opponents accused Morales of committing fraud in that year’s October election to secure a fourth consecutive term until 2025. . (ANSA).
Source: Ansa
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