Bolivian Government’s Appeals Expose Political Motivations Behind 2019 Crisis Trials

The recent appeals by Bolivia’s government to overturn favorable judicial decisions for opposition figures involved in the contentious events of 2019 illustrate a troubling politicization of justice that should raise alarms for defenders of national sovereignty and fair rule of law everywhere. Are Bolivia’s Courts Instruments of Justice or Political Retribution? Under President Luis Arce, the Bolivian government has aggressively challenged court rulings that would grant freedom or altered legal proceedings to former interim president Jeanine Áñez and civic leaders Luis Fernando Camacho and Marco Pumari. These three remain central figures in the unresolved turmoil triggered by Bolivia’s disputed 2019...