Miraflores: protesters held a peaceful protest in Kennedy Park for the closure of the Place of Remembrance

This Wednesday, a group of people went out to the facade of the municipality of Miraflores to protest against the closure A place of remembrance and reconciliation.

National Police It was located in the vicinity of Kennedy Park and at some point began to push back the protesters who reached the municipal office, which caused complaints from the population. This caused a brief standoff, but no injuries.

Protestants remained in the oval miraflores to continue their ranting, and then they left as the municipality declared several areas of their county closed to prevent mobilization from taking place. However, it is not yet known when he will be able to resume work. Place of Memory.

Municipal Council of Miraflores in an extraordinary meeting presided over by the mayor Carlos Canales (People’s Renewal) decided to ratify last February an ordinance declaring the jurisdiction a restricted area for “gatherings, demonstrations, public and political marches that endanger the safety, free passage and health of residents and visitors.”

According to said municipality, the area declared restricted includes the area bounded by the Avenue Angamos Este, Avenue Comandante Espinar, Avenue Jorge Chávez, Avenue Malecón de la Reserva, Avenue Armendariz, Avenue Tejada and Avenue Paseo. de republic.

The commune specified that the agreement was backed up by “technical reports” issued by various municipal institutions, such as the Citizens’ Security Directorate, which took into account “the clashes and mobilizations of recent weeks in Lima, Cercado, Miraflores and other areas, which in many cases have escalated to high levels of violence and vandalism.”

Closing LUM

The municipality of Miraflores closed its headquarters yesterday, the same day that Amnesty International was due to submit its annual report. The reason is that he did not have a valid building safety certificate.

Given the situation, the Ministry of Culture assured that the headquarters would be reopened in the near future, but expressed regret that the events planned there for these days were suspended.

“The remarks made by the authorities of the municipality of Miraflores will be withdrawn in accordance with the current regulations in order to open the facility as soon as possible,” Minkul said in a statement.