Bolivian top court annuls former interim president sentence and orders her immediate release
The court cited due process violations and retrospective law changes in annulling Áñez's 10-year sentence after over four years in detention, ordering a political trial instead.
- On Wednesday, Bolivia's Supreme Court of Justice annulled the prison sentence against former interim President Jeanine Áñez, ending years of detention tied to legal proceedings.
- After finding due-process violations, the court annulled Áñez's criminal trial and redirected the case to a 'trial of responsibilities' by a vote of seven of the nine justices.
- Convicted for assuming the presidency, Áñez was linked to the National Assembly session after protests that led to a presidential resignation and oversaw demonstrations that resulted in 37 deaths.
- The judiciary ordered her release so she can defend herself under the political process now assigned to the case, and Áñez's defense team said they were awaiting the ruling to initiate release procedures.
- With the MAS having accused Áñez of a coup, the court shifted her case to a 'trial of responsibilities,' potentially reshaping accountability debates after a runoff election weakened the ruling party.
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November 6, 2025 – La Paz – EFE. Bolivia’s former interim president, Jeanine Áñez (2019-2020), was released on Thursday, after being held in prison for four years and eight months on charges related to the 2019 political crisis. Her release took place following a decision by the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) that overturned the ten-year sentence against her and ordered her immediate release. The temporary ex-mandator left the Miraflores Women’s…
The former interim president of Bolivia, Jeanine Áñez Chávez, was released on Thursday, ending a four-year and eight-month prison term in San Pedro de La Paz prison. Her release took place by an order of the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ), which the day before, Wednesday, November 5, ended in annulling the 10-year prison sentence on her in the case known as the "Coup de Estado II." Who is Jeanine Áñez? It is a Bolivian policy that assumed the In…
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Bolivian justice has immediately taken note of how the winds of change blow after Rodrigo Paz’s electoral victory. It is not the first time he has settled into the new relationship of political forces, nor will it be the last. Jeanine Áñez, the former provisional president sentenced to 10 years in prison for her participation in the overthrow of Evo Morales, in November 2019, left La Paz prison after five years. “The monster had to go so that I …
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