Bolivia prosecutor orders arrest of Morales

Former Bolivian presient Evo Morales holds a coca plant

Bolivian prosecutors on July 29 issued an arrest warrant for former socialist president Evo Morales, accusing him of fomenting recent protests that paralyzed the country.

Enormous anti-government demonstrations choked the Andean nation in May and June, causing severe fuel, food and medicine shortages in some cities.

The movement started with workers and Indigenous communities voicing their grievances over Bolivia’s worst economic crisis in decades.