US EditionBolivian top court annuls former interim president sentence and orders her immediate release
The court cited due process violations and retrospective law changes in annulling Áñez's 10-year sentence after over four years in detention, ordering a political trial instead.
- On Wednesday, Bolivia's Supreme Court of Justice annulled the prison sentence against former interim President Jeanine Áñez, ending years of detention tied to legal proceedings.
- After finding due-process violations, the court annulled Áñez's criminal trial and redirected the case to a 'trial of responsibilities' by a vote of seven of the nine justices.
- Convicted for assuming the presidency, Áñez was linked to the National Assembly session after protests that led to a presidential resignation and oversaw demonstrations that resulted in 37 deaths.
- The judiciary ordered her release so she can defend herself under the political process now assigned to the case, and Áñez's defense team said they were awaiting the ruling to initiate release procedures.
- With the MAS having accused Áñez of a coup, the court shifted her case to a 'trial of responsibilities,' potentially reshaping accountability debates after a runoff election weakened the ruling party.
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November 6, 2025 – La Paz – EFE. Bolivia’s former interim president, Jeanine Áñez (2019-2020), was released on Thursday, after being held in prison for four years and eight months on charges related to the 2019 political crisis. Her release took place following a decision by the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) that overturned the ten-year sentence against her and ordered her immediate release. The temporary ex-mandator left the Miraflores Women’s…
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The former interim president of Bolivia, Jeanine Áñez, was released on Thursday from prison where she had been detained for more than four years after the Supreme Court of Justice overturned her sentence to 10 years in prison for failing to comply with duties and resolutions contrary to the Constitution. “It’s going back to life,” Áñez said excitedly as she left Miraflores’s women’s prison in downtown La Paz. And she smiled and waved a Bolivian …
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Bolivia's former president Jeanine Áñez (2019-2020) was released this Thursday after spending almost five years in prison, sentenced by the coup d'état of 2019. The decision was taken by the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ), which accepted a review of the sentence requested by the defense of the ex-mandataria. The judicial body thus recedes in the resolution it had issued last September, when it denied the same request for freedom. “In this countr…
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