The former president is the subject of a criminal investigation for a rape case that he denies and that his followers denounce as part of a “judicial and political persecution.”
At least 200 Bolivian soldiers were held hostage this Saturday by supporters of former President Evo Morales, after the attack on three barracks within the framework of anti-government demonstrations that began 20 days ago, the Government reported.
On Friday, “three military units were attacked by irregular groups in the Chapare area, in the department of Cochabamba, taking more than 200 soldiers hostage,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported in a statement. They also “seized weapons of war and ammunition,” the ministry added.
It was initially officially reported that protesters occupied a regiment barracks on Friday in Cochabamba.
In the same region, the Bolivian government sent the army to help police clear roads blocked by Morales supporters.
The former president is the subject of a criminal investigation for a case of rape that he denies and that his supporters denounce as part of a “judicial and political persecution” by the Government of Luis Arce, former minister and ally of Evo Morales.
Source: Observadora
