The hospitalization of the former 54-year-old, imprisoned since March 2021 and whose state of health is “deteriorated”, had been ordered by a judge.
Le Monde with AFP
Protests close to power in Bolivia prevented, Friday, February 18, the hospitalization of the former President Jeanine Añez, imprisoned since March 2021 and on hunger strike since February 9, and whose hospitalization has been ordered by a judge.
Hundreds of sympathizers of the presidential party movement towards socialism (Mas, left) encircled the prison Where is the former head of state (2019-2020) in La Paz in the scouting “she will not go out ! “,” Assassin! “, and” Thirty years in prison! “
The former 54-year-old president, who feels “political prisoner”, was to be “emergency care” in a hospital of the capital because of the “deterioration of his health”, according to an order judiciary.
“If we allow a pressure group to prevail over the decision of a judge, then really we are not in a rule of law,” said his lawyer Jorge Valda, on which the protesters threw eggs.
Faced with this situation, the Director of the Prison informed the Tribunal of “the material impossibility” to transfer Jeanine Añez, and the judge ordered the doctors to enter the prison to heal him “even against his will be “.
Accused of lending a” coup d’état “
The detractors of M me Añez came up against the police when attempted to disassemble a tent from supporters of the former right president who demanded his release. The police finally yielded and the tent was burned. The supporters of the former leader then removed under the egg jets of the other protesters.
Jeanine Añez is accused of having led a “coup d’état” in November 2019 against the former Left President Evo Morales (2006-2019).
On 12 November 2019, the Conservative Senator proclaimed Acting President of Bolivia in favor of a vacancy of power by the cascading of Mr. Morales and his constitutional successors: the Vice-President, The President of the Senate and the President of the Chamber of Deputies.
One month earlier, Evo Morales had confronted a wave of protest after his contested re-election for a fourth term. Let go by the army and the police, he had ended up resigning and exile.
After a year of interim, M me Añez had recognized the victory of Luis Arce, candidate of the Mas and Dauphin of Evo Morales, to the presidential election of October 2020 and had given him the power.