We gave asylum in the Argentine Embassy to officials of Evo Morales and even their families, he affirmed.
Furthermore, he assured that both ex-ambassador Álvarez García and Terceros had denied the denounced conspiracy and the authenticity of the evidence presented as documentary evidence. Everything said is false, it’s all a lie, he declared.
Upheaval in Bolivia
The accusations of electoral fraud following the 2019 elections plunged Bolivia into social upheavals which ended in the resignation of Morales after 14 years in power.
He was succeeded by conservative leader Jeanine Áñez, who used repressive methods to crush the resistance of trade unions and peasants allied to the indigenous ex-president.