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Before the #JeanineÁñez verdict, Cesar Muñoz of @hrw said, "We are concerned about how this case has been pursued. And we call on superior courts to examine how the proceedings were conducted." But HRW concerns expressed to El Deber aren't specific to this trial...Permalink On twitter.com
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Here are the "8 concerns": eldeber.com.bo/politica/ocho-observaciones-tras-sentencia-contra-anez-vulneracion-de-derechos-y-motivaciones-politicas-segun_281370Permalink On twitter.com
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Some of these aren't actually concerns with the trial, but observations, and I'll assume this number and framing is El Deber's, not HRW's.Permalink On twitter.com
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1. Military interference in succession as in Kaliman's "suggestion" is an affront to democracy. And this is what he was convicted for, in absentia.Permalink On twitter.com
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2. There should be fue process in accordance with international standards. 3. For years, Bolivian governments have interfered in prosecutions and judicial matters.Permalink On twitter.com
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4. Judicial reform has still not been carried out. Also 4. The deaths from 2019 still haven't been prosecuted. 5Permalink On twitter.com
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5. Human Rights Watch found no evidence to sustain Áñez's charges on arrest: terrorism, sedition, and conspiracy. But of course she wasn't prosecuted for those things.On twitter.com
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6. Áñez had to attend her trial virtually while the judge and lawyers were present in person.Permalink On twitter.com
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7. The judges said they couldn't guarantee her health and safety if she were in person, but this is their obligation.Permalink On twitter.com
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8. The crimes Áñez was charged with are very broadly defined and have previously been used in cases of political persecution by both the Áñez and Morales government.Permalink On twitter.com