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      1. #BoliviaEnCrisis #FraudeElectoral La Paz prosecutor has formally opened an electoral fraud investigation against Evo Morales, his VP, and three ministers, as requested by Carlos Mesa. No evidence of any of their direct involvement so far. paginasiete.bo/nacional/2020/2/19/fiscalia-inicia-proceso-penal-contra-evo-por-fraude-electoral-247205.html
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      Also under investigation: Álvaro García Linera, and fmr Ministers Juan Ramón Quintana, Carlos Romero Bonifaz, and Hector Arce Zaconeta. youtube.com/watch?v=mQY62jLCn3M
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    Mesa made a formal legal finding demanding the indictment of these five MAS-IPSP officials for electoral fraud, citing only the OAS and EU reports as evidence. They don't discuss executive responsibility at all. @CarwilBJ/1228028319662108672
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      Mesa's argument: someone at the top must have ordered electoral fraud. But that often isn't how it works. @CarwilBJ/1228031423950442496
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        Prosecutor Lanchipa's decision to open the investigation, without any claim of further evidence, underscores the Áñez government's willingness to prosecute political opponents.