The International Criminal Court has dismissed the case against Evo Morales for crimes against humanity

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15 February 2022 02:44 GMT

The hack-based international body rejected an appeal by the government of former caretaker President Jeanine ez.

On September 4, 2020, the International Criminal Court (ICC) dismissed the case filed against former Bolivian President Evo Morales by the then government of Jeanine ez for crimes against humanity in the framework of strong social protests.

An international organization based in The Hague, the Netherlands, conducted a preliminary investigation and concluded that “there is insufficient evidence to believe the alleged crimes within the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court.”

In the aftermath of the November 2019 coup and the political and social crisis in Bolivia, then-Acting President Annes, Accused Morales and other members of the Movement for Socialism (MAS) are said to have blocked access to medical supplies and services amid a 12-day siege in August 2020 for committing “crimes against humanity.”

This would have led to More than 40 people who needed oxygen diedThe practice then in force in The Hague was argued by the government.

ICC chief prosecutor Kareem Khan said this on Monday Not enough foundation To believe “The alleged actions of those who organized and participated in the siege, even when they were established, Creates a campaign against the citizens of Bolivia“.

Khan explained that his decision was “subject to judicial review by the court’s preliminary hearing chamber I ‘at the request of the government that submitted the recommendation.”