Bolivian Ex-President Anez Convicted of Orchestrating Coup, Gets 10-Year Sentence

Bolivia's former interim President Jeanine Anez holds a mask as she is detained at a FELCC (Special Force to fight against Crime) prison in La Paz, Bolivia, on March 13, 2021. David Mercado/Reuters

LA PAZ, Bolivia—A Bolivian court found former President Jeanine Anez guilty on Friday of orchestrating a coup that brought her to power during a 2019 political crisis.

She was sentenced to 10 years in prison. A former military commander and ex-police general were also convicted.