PNP General Jorge Angulo: “The opening of the Central Highway is inevitable at any time”

General Jorge Angulo, head of the PPP Operational Command, spoke about the situation with roads in the country, which have been blocked by protesters for weeks. In this sense, he confirmed that work is underway to unblock all of them, including the Central Highway in Ica.

“The opening of the Central Highway is inevitable at any time. Some of the leaders of Chinatown (Ika) were initially defiant, and now we are going to reach an agreement to avoid confrontation,” he said on the Todo Se Sabe program on RPP.

Jorge Angulo He emphasized that there are free roads in the north of the country, without the presence of any protesters. However, he said that there had been some incidents in Huaral in addition to what was already happening in Ica and Arequipa.

“All the way north to Tumbes we have a free road. In Huaral, 20 or 30 people wanted to block the traffic, but they were quickly intervened. We have the problem of Ica and La Jolla (Arequipa) where there are protesters blocking the hours and in the district road network we also have about 30 sites where they put stones but they hurt themselves because they don’t allow objects essential to reach these settlements,” he added.

On the other hand, he pointed out that the National Police has an estimate of 2,000 people who came to the capital to participate in the “Take of Lima”, but are already returning to their regions.

“Many people who came to Lima for the demonstration have already left. Some were deceived and became involved in violent activities, so they do not have the opportunity to stay in the city, and this may indicate that the plan “La “Take of Lima” was unfavorable: they were looking for supporters, but they did not get it,” he said.

Angulo also indicated that 486 military personnel were injured under various circumstances following protests in the country. In addition, he specified that eight police stations were affected, four of which are on fire.

The PPP general also ruled out media reports that military personnel would not wear PPP uniforms or badges in areas with protesters.

“The police have their own uniform rules. This cannot be contradicted by the minor provision that we have to go to the civil service, there are units that work in civilian clothes for intelligence work. the method may go against internal rules,” he said.

Reported 87 blocked points

Regions with the most blocked points: Puno with 39 interrupted zones; in Cusco there are 20, and in Madre de Dios there are 8 blockades. Other regions that also have this problem are Arequipa, Apurimac, Ica, Junin and Tacna, totaling 8 regions with road closures.

These blockades had repercussions in various sectors. For example, in Ica, a tanker carrying oxygen to the Ica Regional Hospital was stuck for three days in the Paracas district, Pisco province, due to the refusal of protesters who were at km 263 and 290 of the Pan American Highway. Sur Highway to provide a humanitarian pass to your destination. However, according to Luis Aguirre Manrique, deputy director of the Ica Regional Hospital, a car with 20 tons of oxygen finally arrived today with a load.

On the other hand, the Virgen de la Candelaria has been postponed and will no longer take place on the scheduled February dates, as announced by the Puno Regional Federation of Folklore and Culture Board of Directors in a statement. and after the meeting in an extraordinary way.