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“He should set an example and prevent bloodshed”: Justiniano urges Evo Morales to face justice

From El Deber · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Bolivia’s Defense Minister Ernesto Justiniano urged former President Evo Morales to surrender to authorities, saying he should prevent possible bloodshed.
  • Justiniano said groups linked to Morales were trying to incorporate political demands into protests by diesel producers and other social sectors.
  • Morales faces arrest warrants over alleged aggravated human trafficking and road blockades, but supporters have protected him in the Cochabamba tropics.

Bolivia’s Defense Minister Ernesto Justiniano has urged Evo Morales to appear before the justice system, arguing that the former president should act before his personal situation fuels further confrontation.

If he really loves Bolivia, if Bolivia really matters to him, he should set an example as a former president and present himself to justice.

· Ernesto JustinianoBolivia’s defense minister urged Evo Morales to surrender to authorities.

“If he really loves Bolivia, if Bolivia really matters to him, he should set an example as a former president and present himself to justice,” Justiniano said. He later repeated that Morales should “set an example and prevent bloodshed.”

Morales faces two active arrest warrants. One concerns the alleged aggravated trafficking of persons, while the other relates to road blockades during a 53-day crisis that severely disrupted the country. Authorities have not enforced the warrants because Morales has taken refuge in the Cochabamba tropics, where his supporters maintain a permanent security presence.

I think he should set an example and prevent bloodshed.

· Ernesto JustinianoJustiniano said Morales should prevent his personal situation from contributing to clashes.

Justiniano said no one stands above the law and warned that Morales’s personal legal situation should not be used to provoke clashes. Referring to blockades recently recorded in several parts of Bolivia, he alleged that people close to Morales, along with Morales himself, were attempting to “nationalize” protests by diesel producers and other social groups.

People close to Evo Morales and Evo Morales himself are trying to nationalize these protests.

· Ernesto JustinianoHe alleged that Morales-linked groups were adding political demands to diesel protests.
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Originally published by El Deber in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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