The Bolivian activist Maria Galindorepresentative of radical feminism and leader of the collective “Women Creating“, unleashed an intense controversy on social networks in the South American country, after stating that the former president Evo Morales He is guilty of “continued statutory rape.”
In a recent interview, Galindo denounced that Evo Morales’ actions not only constitute an abuse of power, but also represent a pattern of systematic violence towards women in Bolivia.
According to Galindo, his group has received multiple complaints from alleged victims of the former president, who, he claims, has been a “predator.” The activist revealed that they have a birth certificate that proves a relationship with a minor, although the victim disappeared, which raises even more concerns about the safety of women in the country.
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The Andean activist also criticized the “instrumentalization” of women in the political conflict between Morales and the current president. Luis Arcepointing out that many in the Bolivian political system are complicit in these abuses. “It was to say I am the leader, I am the boss,” he said, establishing a parallel with the president of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortegaaccused of sexual abuse by his stepdaughter.
The activist stressed that the current context of extreme violence against women in Bolivia leads to daily feminicide in Bolivia, “with stories of misogyny that seem to have no end.”
LEO