After her lawyer reported a suicide attempt and the government reported that she tried to “self-harm” with minor injuries, allowing a family member to accompany her until she recovers, the former de facto president of Bolivia, Jeanine Áñez, is “stable” in the Miraflores prison in La Paz, where she is being held.” We can say, categorically, that his state of health is stable. He is currently with his family in the prison. The family is going to be an important factor to recover the mood, “said Juan Carlos Limpias, director of the Penitentiary System.In addition, it was highlighted that “an agreement has been reached and the prison administration, within the framework of the competences it has, has accepted in this agreement that a relative stays overnight accompanying the recovery of Mrs. Jeanine Áñez”.
Áñez’s youngest son, José Ribera, spent the night in jail with the de facto former president and confirmed this morning that his health was better. Áñez also received a visit from the representative in Bolivia of the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Yulia Babuzhina.Shortly after, that office issued a statement on Twitter: “UN Bolivia had immediate and unrestricted access to the center, being able to interview Ms. Áñez confidentially. Self-inflicted injuries required medical assistance were found.” Áñez, 54, attempted his life because of a “severe depression” due to his prolonged imprisonment, explained his daughter, Carolina Ribera, while one of his lawyers said it was a way to send “a message of help, help and relief.” For his part, Government Minister Eduardo Del Castillo had reported that the former de facto president, who took power after the coup d’état against the now former president Evo Morales, tried to generate a “self-harm” in one of her arms in prison but her state of health is “stable” and only “has a few small scratches.” Immediately afterwards, the main leaders of the opposition and the US Embassy in La Paz reacted with concern, asked the Government of Luis Arce for guarantees, and some leaders and the governor of Santa Cruz and opposition leader Luis Fernando Camacho, blamed the MAS executive branch for what happened. The former de facto president has been in pretrial detention in Miraflores prison since her arrest on 13 March this year, initially accused of “sedition and terrorism”.
