Bolivian ex-President Anez jailed for 10 years for mounting coup
Ex-President Jeanine Anez found guilty of orchestrating a coup that brought her to power in 2019.
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A Bolivian court has found former President Jeanine Anez guilty of orchestrating a coup that brought her to power during a 2019 political crisis and sentenced her to 10 years in prison.
Anez, 54, was convicted on Friday of making "decisions contrary to the constitution" and of "dereliction of duty".
Anez maintains she is innocent. Her defence said it would appeal to international bodies to seek justice, and several sectors of the opposition planned marches to protest against the ruling.
The court also sentenced former Armed Forces commander Williams Kaliman and ex-police commander Vladimir Calderon to 10 years in prison. Four other former military chiefs received lesser sentences.
It sounded like the trial was procedurally rather problematic, though to what degree I am not able to say. This trial was only for the coup. There are other trials for her activities as president, like granting the military and police immunity for shooting protestors.