El Diario: Human Rights Observatory Report Evo Morales weakened the justice system Faced with accusations of manipulation of justice, Minister Yerko Núñez pointed out that the MAS preselected the authorities of the Council of the Magistracy, Agrarian Court, Supreme Court of Justice, Constitutional Court and the State Attorney General. Informe de Observatorio Derechos Humanos Evo…
Tag: police and judicial corruption
Sin Justicia – No Justice
Editorial, Página Siete: Justice held by MAS One of the previous government’s strategic ideas to co-opt justice was attributed to the former Minister of Justice Héctor Arce, currently under asylum in the residence of the Mexican Embassy: the popular election of magistrates. The mechanism was very simple and effective: the ruling party encouraged hundreds of…
¡Justicia corrupta! – Corrupt justice!
Los Tiempos: Judges favored the MAS in at least 8 cases; they warn of interference Several judges issued rulings favorable to the MAS in at least eight controversial cases, the Government and activists denounced, for which they assure that there are operators from the party of Evo Morales in the Judicial Branch who advocate for…
Hungarian Charged With Terrorism in Bolivia Acquitted
Fanni Kaszas reports for Hungary Today: As we reported back in January, there was a massive turnaround in the case of Előd Tóásó, the Hungarian man charged with terrorism. Shortly after Arturo Murillo, the Interior Minister of the Interim Government admitted that the case launched against Tóásó and Mario Tadic was politically motivated, sought to bolster Evo…
Trial over death of Irish man Michael Dwyer collapses in Bolivia
Tom Hennigan reports for The Irish Times: Tipperary man was shot dead during police raid on hotel in Santa Cruz 11 years ago The criminal trial that followed the police raid in Bolivia which left Irish man Michael Dwyer dead has collapsed after prosecutors dropped all charges against the 39 accused. Mr Dwyer (24) was killed alongside two others…
Terrorism case: judge says that the government paid and directed the vote – Caso terrorismo: jueza dice que Gobierno pagaba y dirigía el voto
Carlos Quisbert reports for Pagina Siete: Terrorism case: judge says that the government paid and directed the vote Sonia Mamani said: “I got tired of being pressured, threatened, controlled and manipulated” by Judge Sixto Fernández. Three former ministers will be prosecuted. The Ministry of Government paid for the trips of the members of the First…
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