The court’s decision to punish Anez, who took office in 2019 following the resignation of former President Evo Morales, was politically motivated, her lawyer Luis Guillen said, according to the New York Times
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. Guillen also argued that Bolivia’s current government, led by a socialist ally of Morales, broke the law in its treatment of Anez during her detention.
His team will now "exhaust resources within the country and then appeal to international organizations," Guillen said.
Ivan Lima, the justice minister of the country, said there was "no evidence" to support the allegations and that the country's government "respects the rules of due process."
Her defense team has insisted that she had to step in to fill a power vacuum in 2019, with Anez arguing Friday that her rise to power was "a consequence of all that happened" two years ago and that she "didn’t move a finger to reach the presidency."
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