Former Bolivian President Evo Morales did not appear at the Prosecutor's Office in Tarija to testify on accusations of "aggravated stuprum with human trafficking," leading prosecutor Sandra Gutiérrez to issue an arrest warrant against him. Morales is currently in the municipality of Chapare, surrounded by loyal coca farmers who have warned that they will "burn the country" if he is detained.
Evo Morales's defense argues he failed to comply with the summons due to a "legal impediment," citing a constitutional ruling that determines the case must be handled in the central region of Cochabamba, where the former president and leader of the Movement for Socialism (MAS) resides.
