Bolivia: Jeanine Áñez tried to kill herself in prison

The former president of Bolivia, Jeanine Áñez tried to kill herself in La Paz prison where she has been staying since March this year, according to the Bolivian government. However, he is out of danger and has only “a few small scratches” on his arm.

“I regret to report that Mrs. Añez would have tried self-harm In the early hours of today, however, we declare that his health is completely stable, ”said Bolivian government minister Eduardo Del Castillo, who added that the former lawmaker barely had superficial wounds to one. of his arms.

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In this regard, the prison service will assess the mental health of the former interim president of Bolivia after she did not indicate the reasons that led to her self-harm. “She states that she doesn’t know what were the reasons she allegedly tried to generate some type of injury, however, they are superficial wounds which did not generate any type of considerable injury “added the head of Luis Arce’s cabinet.

To refute the government version, from Áñez’s environment, they said that “This is a suicide attempt and is due to a cry for help”, according to their lawyers in different media. On the other hand, the former Bolivian lawmaker had been transferred three times in a week to the hospital where they had a chest x-ray and diagnosed her with hypertension, which, according to her lawyers, is not being treated in a way. adequate.

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Jeanine Áñez has been in preventive detention in a Miraflores prison in the Bolivian capital since March 13 after the events related to the coup d’état against Evo Morales in November 2019 which catapulted her to the interim presidency.

For its part, the Bolivian Attorney General’s office presented a formal accusation against Áñez last Friday for the massacres of Senkata and Sacaba, in which 37 protesters died after being brutally suppressed by security forces. These fees are in addition to those of terrorism, sedition and conspiracy it was already weighing on the ex-president.

“The State Attorney General’s Office communicates to the Bolivian population that it has presented today before the Supreme Court of Justice an accusatory claim against the citizen Jeanine Áñez Chávez for acts provisionally classified as genocide, serious and minor injuries and injuries followed by death, ”he said. Prosecutor Juan Lanchipa in front of local media.

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The massacres occurred after the Armed Forces demanded the resignation of election winner interviewed Evo Morales, which dizzily worsened the political crisis in the neighboring country, marked by massive protests and police repression.

Áñez, then second vice-president of the Senate, took over the presidency of the struggling country two days after Morales left, in a quorum-free session after protests from the Movement for Socialism (MAS).

CD / ED