Demonstrators attend a rally to protest against Bolivian President Luis Arce's government after the detention of former interim President Jeanine Anez, in La Paz, Bolivia, March 15, 2021. REUTERS/Manuel Claure
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Bolivia's former President Jeanine Anez began a four-month jail term on Monday as investigators probe allegations she helped in a coup that led to the removal of longtime leader Evo Morales from power in 2019.
The arrest of the conservative interim leader - who was in power for less than a year after the ouster of leftist icon Morales - has sparked sharp criticism from human rights groups and the Organization of American States (OAS), who say judicial channels are being abused for political ends.
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