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Former Bolivian president sentenced to 10 years in prison

Police stand guard outside the Miraflores women's prison during a protest against Bolivia's former interim President Jeanine Anez who is jailed here in La Paz, Bolivia, Friday, June 10, 2022. Anez is on trial for unconstitutionally assuming the presidency on Nov. 2019, following the removal of Evo Morales, who fled into exile following 14 years in power. (AP Photo/Juan Karita) Demonstrators hold "justice" signs demanding 30 years prison time for Bolivia's former interim President Jeanine Anez outside Miraflores women's prison where she is being held while on trial in La Paz, Bolivia, Friday, June 10, 2022. Anez is on trial for unconstitutionally assuming the presidency on Nov. 2019, following the removal of Evo Morales, who fled into exile following 14 years in power. (AP Photo/Juan Karita) Police stand guard outside the Miraflores women's prison during a protest against Bolivia's former interim President Jeanine Anez who is jailed here in La Paz, Bolivia, Friday, June 10, 2022. Anez is on trial for unconstitutionally assuming the presidency on Nov. 2019, following the removal of Evo Morales, who fled into exile following 14 years in power. (AP Photo/Juan Karita) A demonstrator holds a sign that reads in Spanish "It's not revenge, it's justice," in reference to Bolivia's former interim President Jeanine Anez, outside Miraflores women's prison where she is being held in La Paz, Bolivia, Friday, June 10, 2022. Anez is on trial for unconstitutionally assuming the presidency on Nov. 2019, following the removal of Evo Morales, who fled into exile following 14 years in power. (AP Photo/Juan Karita) A demonstrator holds a sign that reads in Spanish "30 years of prison for Anez," and a picture of Bolivia's former interim President Jeanine Anez, outside Miraflores women's prison in La Paz, Bolivia, Friday, June 10, 2022. Anez is on trial for unconstitutionally assuming the presidency on Nov. 2019, following the removal of Evo Morales, who fled into exile following 14 years in power. (AP Photo/Juan Karita) Demonstrators hold "assassin" signs demanding 30 years prison time for Bolivia's former interim President Jeanine Anez outside Miraflores women's prison where she is being held while on trial in La Paz, Bolivia, Friday, June 10, 2022. Anez is on trial for unconstitutionally assuming the presidency on Nov. 2019, following the removal of Evo Morales, who fled into exile following 14 years in power. (AP Photo/Juan Karita) FILE - Standing behind bars, Bolivia's former interim President Jeanine Anez speaks to an unidentified woman at a police station jailhouse, in La Paz, Bolivia, on March 13, 2021. Prosecutors have asked on Monday, June 6, 2022, for a sentence of 15 years of prison against Anez. (AP Photo/Juan Karita, File)
Former Bolivian president sentenced to 10 years in prison