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Áñez leaves prison – Consequences are expected for the judges who arrested her
Áñez admitted that her health worsened during her detention
Following her release from Miraflores prison on Thursday, former Bolivian president Jeanine Áñez noted that the political “monster” had to be defeated for her to be released after almost five years, and for the truth about the 2019 crisis to be recognized.
“The monster had to disappear so that I could return to life, the monster had to disappear so that it could be recognized that there was never a coup d’état in this country,” declared Áñez. “What happened was electoral fraud, which led all Bolivians to protest,” he explained.
Supreme Order 011/2025 of the TSJ determined that a “vacuum of power” occurred in November 2019 after the resignation of then president Evo Morales, legally supporting the position that no coup d’état was committed.
Despite her “harsh and painful experience” under “unjust imprisonment,” Áñez insisted that she will never regret serving Bolivia during the 2019 crisis. “This is the commitment that every Bolivian who loves their country must make, and I made it even though I knew that at some point it would have a price,” she said, adding that she acted with “great conviction and good faith.”
He also acknowledged that his health had seriously deteriorated during his detention, noting that he now has “many mental lapses” but stated that he remains “steadfast, serving Bolivia whenever necessary.”
Her acquittal is poised to trigger legal action against the judges who convicted Áñez. Manuel Baptista, president of the Judicial Council, admitted that the institution was not formally notified of the TSJ ruling, but declared that, if requested, an audit would be carried out. Baptista warned that if it is determined that the judges acted without due competence, the sanction is dismissal. Coinciding with this opinion, the president of the Supreme Court of Justice, Rómer Saucedo, confirmed that the Judicial Council “will initiate legal action to verify whether its conduct constituted serious and very serious infractions”, which could lead to sanctions or the dismissal of the magistrates involved.
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