Bolivia Orders Arrest of Evo Morales for Failing to Appear at Child Trafficking Trial
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This order has been issued for failing to turn for the third time, upon request, to a trial against him, where he is accused of having had a child with a minor while he was president, and of having favored his family.
La Paz, 11 Apr (EFE).- A court in Bolivia declared on Monday in absentia former President Evo Morales (2006-2019) after not presenting himself at the beginning of the trial in which he is accused of aggravated trafficking in persons because of his alleged relationship with a minor with whom he allegedly had a daughter during his term of office.
On Monday, the trial begins against the former President of Bolivia Evo Morales, accused by the Prosecutor’s Office of aggravated trafficking in persons, for his alleged relationship with a minor with whom he allegedly had a daughter when he was president. The hearing, to which Morales’ lawyers have already said he will not attend, is set at 8:20 a.m., as confirmed by the President of the Departmental Court of Justice of Tarija, Luis Esteban Ort…
The trial of Evo Morales, former President of Bolivia (2006-2019), for alleged aggravated trafficking in persons was suspended until the former governor appears before the justice system or the police executes the arrest warrant against him, after a court declared him in absentia for not attending the beginning of the judicial process. “The trial is suspended as long as the defendants (including Morales) are brought before the public authorities…
The Public Prosecutor's Office reported that "in the face of unjustified non-assistance" the judiciary confirmed its rebel situation on Monday and issued new arrest warrants, as well as impediments to departure from the country, although there were already existing ones for the same reason. The post Suspended trial of Evo Morales for trafficking and renewed arrest warrants appeared first on El Nacional.
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