Judge in Bolivia rules president does not have son with ex-partner
Judge in Bolivia rules president does not have son with ex-partner
AFP-JIJI
May 12, 2016
LA PAZ Bolivian President Evo Morales does not have a son with his ex-lover, who is in jail pending trial on corruption charges, a judge ruled Wednesday.
The tale of love, lies and alleged graft has held people in the Andean nation riveted for months, amid suspicions that Gabriela Zapata may have used her clout to win contracts for her Chinese employer.
Judge Jacqueline Rada ruled there was no evidence that Morales fathered a child with Zapata after the president, who claims the child does not exist, brought a lawsuit asking for the boy to be presented in a closed-door hearing and for DNA testing to be done.
The judge said Zapata had shown four pictures of the child but they were of different boys who did not resemble each other.
She said there are no other indications that confirm and support the physical existence of the boy.
Morales initially acknowledged he had a child with Zapata, but claimed she had told him their son had died. One of his advisers then said they suspected the boy had never existed.
He brought the case in March to make her prove the boy is alive.
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