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

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- The Guardian, 2026-10-12 21:40 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/12/bolivia-investigates-ex-president-evo-morales-2009-killings

> Bolivia’s attorney general has opened a preliminary investigation into former president Evo Morales and his former vice-president Álvaro García Linera over alleged murder, abuse, torture and unlawful detention linked to a 2009 hotel raid in Santa Cruz. Three Europeans were killed, while two survivors said they were tortured. Morales has not commented on the inquiry and denies separate allegations described in the report.