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Bolivian prosecutors issue arrest warrant for exiled former president Evo Morales

The case against exiled former president Evo Morales in Bolivia centers on a video obtained by Interior Minister Murillo, a member of the interim government of President Jeanine Añez

Former Bolivian President Evo Morales - Photo: Edgard Garrido/REUTERS
18/12/2019 |14:58Reuters |
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Bolivian prosecutors

on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant for over allegations of sedition and terrorism-related to accusations from the interim government that he has been stirring unrest since resigning.

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, the head of the Bolivian police´s Public Corruption Division confirmed to journalists in La Paz that the warrant had been issued.

Interior Minister Arturo Murillo

tweeted a picture of what appeared to be the arrest warrant, adding: “FYI Señor (Morales).”

in mid-November after coming under intense pressure from the armed forces following a disputed election in what he has since described as a coup.

He moved to Argentina last week, just days after the inauguration of . He was granted asylum and was on his way to “ definitive refugee status ,” the Argentine interior ministry said in a statement.

The case against him in Bolivia centers on a video obtained by Interior Minister Murillo , a member of the interim government of President Jeanine Añez . She is a former senator and opponent of Morales who stepped into the presidency in November after Morales resigned.

Murillo last month filed a criminal complaint against the former socialist leader.

In the video, a Bolivian man is shown talking to someone on a speakerphone who appears to be directing plans for road blockades . Murillo said the voice on the speakerphone was that of Morales .

Morales

responded on Twitter that authorities should be investigating the deaths of protesters instead of going after him on the basis of what he called made-up evidence.

Blocking roads is a common form of protest in Bolivia and much of South America . Blockades by Morales supporters have cut off fuel and food to some cities.

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