Bolivia investigates ex-president Evo Morales over alleged ties to 2009 killings
Bolivian authorities have launched an investigation into former president Evo Morales regarding his alleged involvement in the 2009 killing and torture of European citizens. The case stems from a police raid in Santa Cruz that the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights previously identified as a human rights violation.
Why it matters
This investigation represents a significant legal challenge for a former head of state and highlights ongoing political tensions in Bolivia.
Former Bolivian president Evo Morales last February. Former Bolivian president Evo Morales last February. Bolivia Bolivia investigates ex-president Evo Morales over alleged ties to 2009 killings Leftist former leader accused of involvement in shooting of three Europeans in Santa Cruz and torture of two others
Prefer the Guardian on Google Bolivia’s attorney general has announced an investigation into leftist former president Evo Morales , alleging his involvement in the murder and torture of European citizens in 2009.
Seventeen years ago, police raided a hotel in the city of Santa Cruz, shooting dead Eduardo Rózsa Flores, a Bolivian-Croatian, Michael Dwyer, an Irishman, and Árpád Magyarosi, a Hungarian-Romanian.
Bolivian-Croatian citizen Mario Tadic and Elöd Tóásó from Hungary survived and reported being tortured after their arrest.
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