Former President Evo Morales to go to trial in Bolivia for alleged trafficking of a minor
Former President of Bolivia, Evo Morales, has been summoned by a court to face an oral trial starting next Monday, May 11.
TL;DR
- Evo Morales summoned for an oral trial on May 11 in Tarija, Bolivia.
- The trial investigates alleged trafficking of a 15-year-old minor with whom Morales allegedly had a relationship and a child in 2015.
- Morales' defense plans to boycott the trial, claiming improper notification through media edicts.
- Morales has been in default since January 2025 for missing a previous summons.
- Bolivian law typically requires the accused's presence for trials, except in corruption cases.
- Morales is currently under the protection of armed peasants in the Chapare region.
- The defense argues that a trial without the accused would violate international human rights treaties.
- The prosecution alleges the minor's parents consented to the relationship in exchange for benefits.