Juicio a/Trial of: Jeanine Áñez

Press Release, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, UK:

Juicio a Jeanine Áñez en Bolivia: comunicado del FCDO

La oficina de Asuntos Exteriores, Commonwealth y Desarrollo ha emitido un comunicado, tras el veredicto en el juicio de Jeanine Áñez.

Un portavoz de la Oficina de Relaciones Exteriores, Commonwealth y Desarrollo dijo:

Tomamos nota del reciente veredicto de un tribunal boliviano sobre la expresidenta Jeanine Áñez, entre otros acusados, su condena a 10 años de prisión, la emisión del veredicto íntegro y la declaración del Alto Comisionado de las Naciones Unidas para los Derechos Humanos (ACNUDH) en bolivia

Compartimos las preocupaciones procesales planteadas por el ACNUDH sobre la forma en que se llevó a cabo este juicio. Compartimos además las preocupaciones del Relator Especial de la ONU sobre la Independencia de los Jueces, Diego García-Sayán, sobre la aparente injerencia política en el proceso judicial.

Damos la bienvenida al compromiso continuo del ACNUDH con la agenda de derechos humanos en Bolivia, así como su declaración sobre la necesidad de una reforma amplia del sistema de justicia boliviano. Alentamos al gobierno boliviano a comprometerse de buena fe con una reforma judicial sustantiva.

Trial of Jeanine Áñez in Bolivia: FCDO statement

The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development office has issued a statement, following the verdict in the trial of Jeanine Áñez.

A Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office spokesperson said:

We note the recent verdict by a Bolivian court regarding ex-President Jeanine Áñez, among other accused, her conviction to 10 years imprisonment, the issuing of the full verdict, and the statement by the United Nations High Commission for Human Rights (UNHCHR) in Bolivia.

We share the procedural concerns raised by the UNHCHR about the manner in which this trial was conducted. We further share the concerns of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges, Diego García-Sayán, about apparent political interference in the judicial process.

We welcome the UNHCHR’s continued commitment to the human rights agenda in Bolivia, as well as their statement on the need for broad reform of the Bolivian justice system. We encourage the Bolivian government to engage in good faith with substantive judicial reform.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/fcdo-statement-on-trial-of-jeanine-anez-in-bolivia

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