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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
World
Tiago Rogero, South America correspondent

Warrant issued for Bolivian ex-president over alleged relationship with minor

Man in short-sleeved polo shirt surrounded by other men in casual wear.
Evo Morales after casting his vote in the judicial elections, in Cochabamba, Bolivia, 15 December 2024. Photograph: Jorge Abrego/EPA

Bolivia’s former president Evo Morales has claimed he is the victim of a “brutal judicial war” orchestrated by the current president, Luis Arce, after prosecutors issued an arrest warrant over his alleged relationship with a minor.

On Monday, public prosecutor Sandra Gutiérrez revealed that a warrant for Morales’s arrest has been active since October. He is accused of “human trafficking” involving a 15-year-old girl with whom he allegedly fathered a child in 2016.

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