Bolivia issues arrest warrant for ex-president Morales over minor 'trafficking'

An arrest warrant has been issued for former Bolivian president Evo Morales on suspicion of alleged "trafficking" of a 15-year-old girl while he was in office from 2006 to 2019, authorities said Monday.

Sandra Gutierrez, an attorney with the Bolivian public prosecutor's office, said it was appropriate "to issue an arrest warrant, a situation which I did using my authority."

The authority to issue the warrant was given on October 16, but Gutierrez did not reveal it until Monday.