Bolivian ex-president Anez convicted of orchestrating coup, gets 10-yr sentence [View all]

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Source: Reuters

June 10, 2022
10:20 PM EDT
Last Updated 7 hours ago

Bolivian ex-president Anez convicted of orchestrating coup, gets 10-yr sentence

By Daniel Ramos and Brendan O'boyle

LA PAZ, June 10 (Reuters) - A Bolivian court found former President Jeanine Anez guilty on Friday of orchestrating a coup that brought her to power during a 2019 political crisis.

She was sentenced to 10 years in prison. An former military commander and ex-police general were also convicted.

Anez, 54, was convicted of making "decisions contrary to the constitution" and of "dereliction of duty."

The prosecution said Anez, then a right-wing senator, violated norms that guarantee the constitutional and democratic order after Bolivia's 2019 presidential elections.

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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/bolivian-court-finds-ex-president-anez-guilty-coup-2022-06-11/

Alternate link: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/11/bolivian-ex-president-jeanine-anez-jailed-as-leader-of-coup