Congress: National Police install bars and block access to the announced march “La Toma de Lima”

National Police ordered street closures in the Congress area after various groups called for a march this Thursday, November 10, in central Lima.

The demonstration will go to parliament to express their support for the government and reject attempts to vacate the territory against Pedro Castillo.

Various advertisements were circulated through social media calling this demonstration “La Toma de Lima”. This is why the first PPP measure was to place metal bars to prevent vehicles and passers-by from passing at the intersections of Giron-Junin and Huancavelica streets.

RPP News also managed to verify the increase in the number of police officers guarding the neighborhood Congress to rumors of possible excesses by the protesters this Thursday.

Suspension of the plenary session

The Board of Directors of the Congress suspended the plenary meeting convened for this Thursday. The mayor’s office said in a statement that the decision was made after the police said that protests against state and private property would be held during the mobilization.

“They let us know that during the mobilization scheduled for Thursday the 10th, protests will be held with acts of violence against state and private property, due to the possible penetration of radical and extremist groups into the protesters, which could cause social conflict. overcrowding and disorderly conduct,” they said.

The call was made in the midst of controversy sparked by the government’s request to raise a confidence issue with Congress for the purpose of repeal of the law restricting this prerogative of the executive power.

The problem of trust is “not solvable”

Congressional head José Williams Zapata indicated that it was “unacceptable” for the executive branch to indicate that it would be appropriate to raise a confidence issue for parliament to process a bill to repeal a law that develops the exercise. credibility issue, because that would be contrary to what is established constitutional Court.

“The total rejection by the Board of Directors concerns that proposal, the purpose of which is the approval or non-approval of initiatives exclusive to Congress (…) In this order of ideas and subject to what is specified in Law 31355, which is part of the constitutionality block, his request is inadmissible given the conditions,” he said.