The Bolivian ex-president Evo Morales is to steer out of Mexican exile the protests against the new government. Interior Minister Arturo Murillo accuses him of that - he has now filed a complaint against Morales for rebellion and terrorism.
Murillo uses a video as evidence to show how Morales instructs his followers to block highways and cut large cities off from food supplies.
The accused defends himself against the allegations: "The prosecutor's office uses false evidence and manipulated recordings to investigate the social movements that fight for life and democracy," wrote Morales on Twitter. "But there are no investigations or arrests for the 30 brothers killed in Bolivia." (Read a SPIEGEL interview with Morales here.)
A los movimientos sociales que luchan por la vida y la democracia, la Fiscalía les inicia investigaciones de oficio con montajes, pruebas sembradas y grabaciones manipuladas, pero para 30 hermanos asesinados en #Bolivia a bala, no hay investigación, responsables o detenidos.
- Evo Morales Ayma (@evoespueblo) November 22, 2019Morales had come under pressure from the military and police after international observers accused him of electoral fraud in the October 20 presidential election. He exiled himself to Mexico, in Bolivia, an interim government took office.
The supporters of the country's first indigenous president have since blocked important highways, confronted the police and demanded Morales' return. The riots have so far killed 30 people.
