Bolivia issues warrant for Evo Morales’s arrest after court no-show
Key takeaways
- The ex-Bolivian president is on trial for allegedly fathering a child with a 15-year-old girl while in office.
- The ruling on Monday renewed tensions in the South American country, with supporters of Morales warning they would “throw the country into turmoil” if the former leader is arrested.
- Morales, who is Bolivia’s first Indigenous president, is accused of fathering a child with a 15-year-old girl while in office.
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The ex-Bolivian president is on trial for allegedly fathering a child with a 15-year-old girl while in office.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Bolivia’s former President Evo Morales waves a Wiphala flag during the closing ceremony of a RUNASUR event, an international alliance of indigenous and leftist groups, in Ivirgarzama, El Chapare, Bolivia, August 3, 2025 [File: Claudia Morales/ Reuters]By AFP, Anadolu and Reuters Published On 12 May 202612 May 2026A Bolivian judge has found former President Evo Morales in contempt of court and reissued a warrant for his arrest after he failed to turn up for the start of his trial on charges of trafficking a minor.
The ruling on Monday renewed tensions in the South American country, with supporters of Morales warning they would “throw the country into turmoil” if the former leader is arrested.