Police and protesters clash again in central Lima

center of Lima This Wednesday it again became a zone of clashes between police and demonstrators during a protest march against the government of Dina Boluarte.

From the very beginning, a group of people held a demonstration in the area of ​​​​San Martin Square, but then they decided to go to Abancay Avenue in order to move in the direction Congress of the Republic.

Hundreds of policemen lined up to prevent protesters from reaching the Parliament. However, after the protesters did not leave the place, they decided to disperse them from the road with tear gas.

This situation has forced businesses to shut down their kiosks and passers-by to be safe from the exposure created by this tear gas. Abankay Avenue was partially closed for several hours due to protests.

RPP News he was able to capture how a flare thrown by the protesters fell on a man, but, fortunately, he did not receive any burns.

Due to the presence of protesters in central Lima, routes 404, 405, 406 and 409 of the Purple Corridor diverge into avenues. Tacna and Garcilaso de la Vegain both directions.

Organizations and groups from different regions of the country called for the resumption of new protests by January 4 after the truce for the New Year holidays. The mobilization calls for the resignation of President Dina Boluarte, the promotion of a general election and the closure of the Congress.

People are being evicted from Manco Capac Square

About 150 National Police agents yesterday evicted protesters who were stationed at Plaza Manco Capac in La Victoria.

These people, about a hundred, took their place, putting up tents and sheds; which hindered the free movement of neighbors. Protesters have been in the area since two weeks in December, days after Pedro Castillo’s failed coup d’état ended with his arrest and Dina Boluarte’s subsequent rise to power.

colonel pnp Jorge Barbosa indicated that the unidentified subject remained on top of the monument to Manco Capac for half an hour.

“The rescue was carried out in a professional manner by specialized personnel from rescue squadwho in the first place took measures to preserve the physical integrity of the police officers, as he could see,” he said.