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Bolivian ex-president Anez convicted of orchestrating coup, gets 10-yr sentence

By Daniel Ramos and Brendan O'Boyle

Saturday, 11 Jun 2022 | 9:56 AM MYT

FILE PHOTO: Bolivia's former interim President Jeanine Anez holds a protective face mask as she is detained at a FELCC (Special Force to fight against Crime) prison in La Paz, Bolivia, March 13, 2021. REUTERS/David Mercado/File Photo

LA PAZ (Reuters) -A Bolivian court found former President Jeanine Anez guilty on Friday of orchestrating a coup that brought her to power during a 2019 political crisis.

She was sentenced to 10 years in prison. An former military commander and ex-police general were also convicted.

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