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Time of India
2 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Bolivia justice minister accuses Morales of 'terrorism' over road blockades
LA PAZ: Bolivian Justice Minister Cesar Siles accused ex-president Evo Morales of "terrorism" on Thursday for allegedly ordering his supporters to cut off supplies to La Paz after he was banned from contesting August elections. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Siles said the government had filed a complaint against Morales for "terrorism, public incitement to crime and attacks on the security of public services," among other crimes, over the campaign of road blockades that has paralyzed central Bolivia since Monday. Supporters of the former president -who served from 2006 to 2019 - began blocking roads leading to La Paz, the seat of government, over the electoral authorities' refusal to allow Morales to run for a fourth term in August 17 elections. The protests have since snowballed into a wider revolt over President Luis Arce's handling of a deep economic crisis, marked by severe shortages of hard currency and fuel. Many of the protesters have called on Arce, an ally-turned-foe of Morales, to resign. A leaked audio message on Thursday appeared to capture Morales calling on his supporters in the country's agricultural heartland to shut down two key roads leading to La Paz. The government reported more than 40 blockades nationwide on Thursday, which the minister of economy said were causing daily losses of $100 to $150 million. Around 30 police officers have been injured in clashes with protesters since the beginning of the week, according to Gabriela Alcon, deputy minister of communication. Morales, 65, was barred by the Constitutional Court from seeking re-election but attempted in vain to register as a candidate last month. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now He faced a similar situation in November 2019 when the government of right-wing president Jeanine Anez accused him of "sedition and terrorism." Morales had allegedly called on supporters to maintain blockades which caused food and fuel shortages in La Paz. Morales is also wanted on charges of human trafficking over his alleged sexual relationship with a minor while in office. He has firmly rejected the charges as a case of "judicial persecution."
Arab News
2 days ago
- Politics
- Arab News
Bolivia justice minister accuses Morales of ‘terrorism' over road blockades
LA PAZ: Bolivian Justice Minister Cesar Siles accused ex-president Evo Morales of 'terrorism' on Thursday for allegedly ordering his supporters to cut off supplies to La Paz after he was banned from contesting August said the government had filed a complaint against Morales for 'terrorism, public incitement to crime and attacks on the security of public services,' among other crimes, over the campaign of road blockades that has paralyzed central Bolivia since of the former president – who served from 2006 to 2019 – began blocking roads leading to La Paz, the seat of government, over the electoral authorities' refusal to allow Morales to run for a fourth term in August 17 protests have since snowballed into a wider revolt over President Luis Arce's handling of a deep economic crisis, marked by severe shortages of hard currency and of the protesters have called on Arce, an ally-turned-foe of Morales, to resign.A leaked audio message on Thursday appeared to capture Morales calling on his supporters in the country's agricultural heartland to shut down two key roads leading to La government reported more than 40 blockades nationwide on Thursday, which the minister of economy said were causing daily losses of $100 to $150 30 police officers have been injured in clashes with protesters since the beginning of the week, according to Gabriela Alcon, deputy minister of 65, was barred by the Constitutional Court from seeking re-election but attempted in vain to register as a candidate last faced a similar situation in November 2019 when the government of right-wing president Jeanine Anez accused him of 'sedition and terrorism.'Morales had allegedly called on supporters to maintain blockades which caused food and fuel shortages in La is also wanted on charges of human trafficking over his alleged sexual relationship with a minor while in has firmly rejected the charges as a case of 'judicial persecution.'
France 24
2 days ago
- Politics
- France 24
Former Bolivian President accused of 'terrorism' over road blockades
Bolivian Justice Minister Cesar Siles on Thursday accused ex-president Evo Morales of " terrorism" for allegedly ordering his supporters to cut off supplies to La Paz following a ban on him contesting August elections. Siles said the government had filed a complaint against Morales for "terrorism, public incitement to crime and attacks on the security of public services," among other crimes, over the campaign of road blockades that has paralyzed central Bolivia since Monday. Supporters of Bolivia's 2006-2019 president began blocking roads leading to La Paz, the seat of government, over the electoral authorities' refusal to allow Morales to run for a fourth term in August 17 elections. The protests have since snowballed into a wider revolt over President Luis Arce 's handling of a deep economic crisis, marked by severe shortages of hard currency and fuel. Many of the protesters have called on Arce, a former-ally-turned-foe of Morales, to resign. A leaked audio message on Thursday appeared to show Morales calling on his supporters in the country's agricultural heartland to shut down two key roads leading to La Paz. The government reported more than 40 blockades nationwide on Thursday. Morales, 65, is barred by the Constitutional Court from seeking re-election. He is also wanted on charges of human trafficking over his alleged sexual relationship with a minor while in office.
