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Legal proceedings against Evo Morales and García Linera

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The opposition alliance Libre filed a formal accusation against former Bolivian President Evo Morales and former Vice President Álvaro García Linera regarding the 2009 Hotel Las Américas incident in Santa Cruz. The legal filing alleges crimes against humanity, including summary executions, torture, and illegal detentions, citing findings from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. Acting Prosecutor General José Armando Urioste has launched a preliminary investigation into allegations of murder, torture, abuse, and unlawful detention. The probe specifically concerns a 2009 police operation that resulted in the deaths of three foreign citizens: Eduardo Rózsa Flores, Michael Dwyer, and Árpád Magyarosi. Two other individuals, Mario Tadić and Elöd Tóásó, survived the raid and reported being subjected to torture. Urioste has notified the Supreme Court of Justice to establish a 30-day period for preliminary investigations. If sufficient evidence is gathered, the case must be sent to the Plurinational Legislative Assembly. Under Bolivian law, a trial for former high-ranking officials requires a two-thirds majority vote from the Assembly to proceed before the Supreme Court. Morales, who is currently in hiding due to other active arrest warrants, has previously denied the allegations and referred to the detained foreigners as ‘mercenaries’. His legal team has since called for ‘impartiality and objectivity’ from the Prosecutor General, arguing that the 2009 intervention was a ‘necessary constitutional action to defend national unity against separatist threats’ and criticizing the accusations as being driven by political interests. Morales has stated he intends to personally defend himself against the allegations.

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