The rugged path of Jeanine Áñez in politics 1:59
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The former interim president of Bolivia Jeanine Áñez wrote a letter from the Miraflores Women's Orientation Center in which she denounced alleged abuse in her arrest "with more than a hundred soldiers who arrived armed to the teeth."
In the letter published this Tuesday on his Twitter account, he pointed out that none of his relatives have been able to enter his house to take out his belongings such as clothing and medicine.
Regarding her state of health, she denounced that the prison authorities have denied her being examined by independent doctors.
He reiterated that during his tenure there was no coup d'état and that he "never" committed illegal acts.
Finally, he asked the population in case something serious happens to him, to ensure the safety of his children and his family.
Judge approves the immediate transfer of Jeanine Áñez to a private clinic in La Paz
Bolivia: ex-president Jeanine Áñez is changed from prison 4:17
CNN is communicating with Bolivian government authorities to find out their position on Áñez's complaints.
In an interview with the state channel Bolivia TV, the national director of the Penitentiary Regime, Juan Carlos Limpias, stated that they are "protecting" Áñez's health and denied "any assertion" that they are attacking her.
She stated that at least three doctors have treated her.
Last week, the institution stated that the government "will not replicate past practices that go against the rights of people who reside in prisons."
A La Paz court ordered Áñez to be sent to a women's prison in La Paz under preventive detention for 6 months while the investigations are carried out.
The Prosecutor's Office accused the former president and her former ministers of Justice and Energy for the crimes of "terrorism, conspiracy and sedition" in the framework of the case called "Coup d'état."
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Áñez affirmed that such a coup "never" occurred and denounced a political persecution against him and his former officials.
Jeanine Áñez
