Bolivian Judge Orders Arrest of Ex-President Morales on Human-Trafficking Charges
- Arrest order is another blow to Morales’ election hopes
- Bolivia is being roiled by economic crisis, political chaos
Evo Morales
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A Bolivian judge ordered the arrest of Evo Morales on Friday, inflicting another blow to the socialist former president’s ambition to run in this year’s election.
The court declared Morales in contempt and also ordered his detention on human trafficking charges, prosecutor Sandra Gutierrez told reporters.