LA PAZ (Reuters) - Bolivian opposition leader Carlos Mesa, who accuses former President Evo Morales of leading a political witch hunt against him, says he fears arrest and more broadly for democracy in his country amid a probe into controversial claims of a 2019 coup.
Mesa, in an interview with Reuters after being called to the public prosecutor's office last week, said political opposition was being stifled and that Bolivia risked sliding down a dangerous path akin to Nicaragua, where the government is cracking down on the opposition and media.
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