Bolivia's government says supporters of former President Evo Morales have taken more than 200 soldiers hostage as unrest prompted by an abuse investigation of the ex-leader continued for a third week.
Police detain supporters of former President Evo Morales who were blocking roads to prevent Morales from facing a criminal investigation over allegations of abuse of a minor while in office, in Parotani, Bolivia , Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. LA PAZ, Bolivia — Supporters of former President Evo Morales in Bolivia have taken more than 200 soldiers hostage, the country’s government reported Saturday, as unrest prompted by an abuse investigation of the ex-leader continued for a third week.
Arce characterized the seizing of three military barracks in a coca-growing area in central Bolivia as “an absolutely reprehensible criminal act that is far from any legitimate social claim of the Indigenous peasant movement.”when Bolivian prosecutors launched an investigation into accusations that Morales fathered a child with a 15-year-old girl in 2016, classifying their relationship as statutory rape. Morales has refused to testify in court.
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