The former president of Bolivia and official leader, Evo Morales (2006-2019), accused this Friday the Bolivian president, Luis Arceto renounce resolving their differences in a “democratic way” and to begin a “judicial persecution” against him, after learning of an investigation of “human trafficking” that involves him.
Arce and Morales fight a long battle for control of the ruling party Movement to Socialism (MAS) and the Bolivian Executive and have been separated since 2021 also due to a fight for the presidential candidacy for next year’s general elections.
According to Morales, the president took his fight to the judicial field to involve him in a case of “human trafficking”, in which he is accused of “raping a minor under 15 years of age” and of creating a network of young people to have at his disposal. during his presidency, which he would have called “Generation Evo.”
«A long time ago we reported that the Government of Luis Arce decided to become a fascist and anti-popular government. “They gave up resolving any differences democratically, to move on to judicial persecution.”Morales wrote in a post on the social network X.
On Wednesday night the prosecutor Sandra Gutierrez denounced that she was fired hours before executing an arrest warrant against Morales, and said that it was a direct order from the attorney general Juan Lanchipawho also told him that “that case is not discussed.”
The attorney general, who ends his term this month, was questioned by several Arce ministers who demanded explanations for firing Gutiérrez and for not executing the arrest warrant for Morales. Lanchipa assured that the former prosecutor’s departure was due to her “negligence” in that investigation.
Following the statements of the now former departmental prosecutor of Tarija, the complaint of human trafficking was leaked to the media and was confirmed by several government officials.
President Arce himself requested that the case be declared “reserved” so that it does not become politicized and to protect Morales’ alleged victim.
The day before, the new Minister of Justice, Cesar Silessaid that the case involves a “girl” who was “raped at 15, 16 years old,” allegedly “forced by her parents” in exchange for “specific favors.”
According to Siles, “as a result of that rape he fathered another girl,” whose father “recognized in a birth certificate(s) Mr. Evo Morales Aima”.
For his part, Morales insisted that “judicial abuse became the only tool available to a Government emptied of legitimacy,” denying the accusations against him.
The complaint of human trafficking was filed on September 26, three days after Morales and thousands of his followers arrived in the city of Peace after marching 187 kilometers for seven days through the highlands.
At the end of the march, Morales gave a speech where, in an ultimatum, he told Arce that “if he wanted to continue governing” he had to fire his ministers, whom he described as “corrupt, drug narcotics.” EFE (I)
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