The Federal Court revoked the filing of the complaint filed against the former Bolivian president during his stay as a political asylum seeker.
Buenos Aires, Apr.24.– The First Chamber of the Federal Court granted an appeal filed by the Apolo Foundation and ordered the reopening of the case against former 
Bolivian President Evo Morales for alleged human trafficking and child abuse in Argentina during his political asylum. The court also recognized this foundation as a plaintiff in the case, thereby reversing the decision of the trial judge who had rejected both requests.
With the signatures of judges Pablo Bertuzzi, Leopoldo Bruglia, and Mariano Llorens, the court considered —on the one hand— that the dismissal of the case was "premature" and that the original complaint, along with its expansion, provides concrete information justifying a thorough investigation.
Furthermore, another ruling assessed the history and corporate purpose of the Apolo Foundation, which is linked to the defense of human rights, to admit it as a plaintiff and allow it to play an active role in the investigation.
The anti-corruption NGO had filed a complaint against Evo Morales for alleged violations of Articles 145 bis and 145 ter of the Penal Code, which punish human trafficking ...
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