Bolivia: AG Orders Ex-President Morales’ Arrest

By Staff, Agencies

Former Bolivian President Evo Morales, who, after resigning, received asylum in Mexico, arrived on 12 December in the capital of Argentina, where he was granted refugee status.

However, Bolivia’s new Interior Minister Arturo Murillo has on Twitter published an arrest order for the country’s former President Evo Morales.

According to the text of the document, the decision to issue a warrant was taken as part of a criminal investigation into incitement to rebellion, terrorism, and financing terrorism.

Murillo has already vowed to detain Morales, accusing him of inciting anti-government protests that, as the former claimed, amounted to ‘terrorism.’

In October, Morales claimed victory in the election that would have commenced his fourth consecutive presidential term in Bolivia. The opposition challenged his victory, claiming multiple violations during the vote.

As violent protests flared up across the nation, Morales stepped down and fled to Mexico.