Evo Morales summoned to Bolivia to testify for alleged abuse of a minor and human trafficking

Former Bolivian President Evo Morales, involved in a scandal for allegedly having abused a minor during his term, was summoned to testify on Thursday in the region of Tarija (south); by the prosecutor’s office in an investigation for “rape, trafficking and human trafficking,” announced this Monday that office.

“The summons of the three people accused in this case, including Mr. Evo Morales, and the parents of the (alleged) victim have been arranged for Thursday, October 10 at the departmental prosecutor’s office of Tarija,” said Lanchipa in statements to local media.

Morales was also accused by the Minister of Justice, César Siles, of being involved in an investigation for the possible rape of a minor, with whom he allegedly had a child, and for creating a network of young people between 14 and 15 years of age to have at his disposal during his Presidency, which he called “Generation Evo.”

The complaint Siles refers to also says that the parents of the alleged victim profited from her by handing her over to the former president in exchange for favors.

Last Wednesday, the departmental prosecutor of Tarija, Sandra Gutiérrez, surprised the country with the complaint that she was fired from her position by the attorney general for wanting to execute an arrest warrant against Evo Morales and revealed the case of human trafficking that involves him.

But said arrest warrant against the former president was stopped by a judge in Santa Cruz.

However, a judge ordered the reinstatement of Gutiérrez in his position and Lanchipa confirmed today that prosecutor Gutiérrez recovered her position.

For his part, Morales claims that the accusations are part of a political persecution against him to prevent him from running as a presidential candidate in the 2025 elections.

«Lawfare is the new Condor Plan: they no longer kill with bullets, now they promote moral murders through sentences against popular leaders. “They initiated four judicial proceedings against us simultaneously, all with forced actions to seek our arrest,” wrote Evo Morales on Monday in a post on the social network X.

“Just as with Lula and Cristina (Fernández), they will seek to ban our participation in the following electoral processes to pave the way for right-wing governments. Just as with brother Rafael Correa, this action comes from betrayal,” said Morales.

Written by: Oscar El Blue

Evo Morales summoned to testify for alleged abuse of a minor and human trafficking