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Bolivia investigates ex-president Evo Morales over alleged ties to 2009 killings

The Guardian Australia - World · 13 October 2026 at 8:40 am

Bolivia investigates ex-president Evo Morales over alleged ties to 2009 killings

Leftist former leader accused of involvement in shooting of three Europeans in Santa Cruz and torture of two others Bolivia’s attorney general has announced an investigation into leftist former president Evo Morales, alleging his involvement in the murder and torture of European citizens in 2009.

Seventeen years ago, police raided a hotel in the city of Santa Cruz, shooting dead Eduardo Rózsa Flores, a Bolivian-Croatian, Michael Dwyer, an Irishman, and Árpád Magyarosi, a Hungarian-Romanian.

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Bolivia investigates ex-president Evo Morales over alleged ties to 2009 killings

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