A Bolivian court rejected a prosecutor’s request to put former President Jeanine Áñez on trial. She allegedly played a role in 20 deaths during the 2019 protests. The decision came from a court in El Alto, a large city close to La Paz. Áñez is 56 years old, and her lawyers reported the ruling on […]
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