"Bolivia's Supreme Court has overturned the 10-year prison sentence of former interim President Jeanine Anez, who was convicted over an alleged plot to oust her left-wing predecessor, Evo Morales. Supreme Court Justice Romer Saucedo told reporters on Wednesday that the sentence against Anez, who has been imprisoned for more than four years, had been annulled based on violations of due process during her trial."
"Anez, a former conservative senator, declared herself Bolivia's interim leader in 2019 after Morales fled the country following mass demonstrations over alleged election fraud during his controversial bid for a fourth term. Morales, the South American country's first Indigenous president, claimed he was the victim of a coup after the military called for him to step down following weeks of unrest. Anez's administration oversaw a crackdown on the protests that saw at least 35 people killed and 833 others injured,"
Bolivia's Supreme Court annulled the 10-year prison sentence of former interim President Jeanine Añez and ordered her release after finding due process violations in her trial. Añez had been imprisoned for more than four years for illegally assuming the presidency following Evo Morales's 2019 departure amid mass demonstrations and allegations of election fraud. Anez, a former conservative senator, had declared herself interim leader and her administration oversaw a crackdown that left dozens dead and hundreds injured. She was arrested in 2021 after Morales's Movement for Socialism returned to power and convicted in 2022. The court said she should have been tried by a special legislative court.
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