WASHINGTON — A Bolivian opposition leader who was threatened with arrest after his defeat in recent elections has fled to the United States, President Evo Morales claimed Thursday.
Manfred Reyes Villa lost to Morales a December 6 presidential poll and a warrant was issued for his arrest last Wednesday, after charges of tax evasion and election fraud.
An arrest order was also issued for his wife.
"The information that I have is that Manfred is already in the United States," said the Bolivian president, who accused the police and others of aiding Reyes's yada yada continues here.
But hey...even the bravest and most fearless patriots sometimes decide that running away is the wisest option, right?
Right? (Graham Chapman, minute 1:33)