A Bolivian judge ordered the arrest of former president Evo Morales on Friday. The decision followed after he did not appear for questioning in connection with his possible detention. Morales faces from 2020 to several charges, including sexual abuse of a minor girl. TASR writes about it based on a report by the AFP agency.
Sixty-five-year-old Morales currently being investigated for rape, human trafficking and smugglinga to in connection with an alleged relationship with a 15-year-old girlwith whom he had a daughter in 2016. They already released the ex-president in December a second warrant in the same case. The state prosecutor’s office in Bolivia demands his placement in preventive detention for six months. According to Morales, they are accusations as part of a conspiracy to prevent him from making a political comeback.
Thousands of his followers from mid-October to early November in protest, they blocked several roads in order to prevent his arrest. They also succeeded during the autumn demonstrations hold at least 200 Bolivian soldiers hostage.
On Monday, several thousand supporters of Morales arrived in the capital La Paz after a four-day, almost 100-kilometer-long march, which they carried out to protest economic hardship. Demonstrators they demanded the resignation of the current president, Luis Arce. Morales became in 2006 the first president of Bolivia coming from the ranks of the indigenous population. He remained in office until 2019.
