By AFPMore by this AuthorLa Paz,Bolivia's interim President Jeanine Anez on Saturday rejected an attempt by opposition senators to grant Evo Morales amnesty, a day after the country's ex-leader was accused of sedition and terrorism. "We have categorically affirmed that my government will not persecute any politician, union or civic leader," Anez told reporters. BILLThe proposal was introduced to the Senate by Morales' Movement for Socialism party on Saturday seeking to prohibit "judicial processes" against the ex-president and others. RECORDINGThe legal action comes after Murillo played a telephone recording to journalists on Wednesday, allegedly of Morales issuing instructions to a leader of the opposition movement in Bolivia. "Don't let food into the cities, we're going to block, really encircle (the cities)," says the voice Murillo attributed to Morales.

Source: Daily Nation November 23, 2019 21:45 UTC