Peru’s new president, Dina Boluarte, announced on Monday that she wants to postpone elections until April 2024, as two people died and at least five were injured on Sunday in growing protests and arrests following a failed coup against Peru’s leader. former president Pedro Castillo.
A sign of increased tension. after the incidents, the session in the Congress was suspended regarding the situation in the country. Pictures posted on social media show a man punching another in the crotch of her skirt and then punching her in the middle to reveal the reason behind it. The session was still adjourned on Sunday at the evening start.
“Corrupt rats»
Protests have multiplied across the country, especially in northern and Andean cities. Thousands of people mobilized in the streets of Cajamarca, Arequipa, Tacna, Andahuaylas, Cusco and Puno, demanding the release of the former head of state and new elections and calling for a nationwide strike. “We are sorry for the death of two people and several injuries as a result of clashes. I urge people to remain calm“The Minister of the Interior, Cesar Cervantes, announced on RPP radio, immediately after the initial police report, which reported one death, a teenager, and five injuries.
“No Peruvian’s life deserves to be sacrificed for political interests. I repeat my call for dialogue and non-violence“, the president announced on Twitter. Clashes in Andahuaylas (south) yesterday resulted in 20 injuries (16 civilians and 4 policemen). Violence resumed on Sunday, with police firing tear gas and throwing stones at protesters. They told the police that riot police had to intervene to suppress the protests. Andahuaylas, located in the Apurimac region, is the region of origin of Ms. Boluarte, described as “traitorDeposed by supporters of the former president. According to RPP radio, the police station of Huancabamba in Apurimac was set on fire.
In Lima, 1,000 to 2,000 people demonstrated in front of Congress, shouting:Castillo, you are not alone, the people support youand waving accusatory signs”Dinah (Boulwart) and Congress“to be”corrupt rats“. They were dispersed with tear gas early Sunday evening. Lima has always turned its back on Mr. Castillo, a rural teacher and union leader cut from the elite, while he was backed by Andean regions after the 2021 elections.
Agrarian unions and peasant and indigenous non-governmental organizations called on Sunday “indefinite strikesince Tuesday, rejecting Congress and calling for early elections and a new constitution. According to the communiqué of the Agrarian and Rural Front of Peru, which calls for “immediate releaseby Mr. Castillo, this onedid not carry out a coupwhen he tried to dissolve the parliament and impose a state of emergency on December 7. A few hours later, he was arrested by his own bodyguard on his way to the Mexican embassy to request political asylum. He is accused of “rebellion“.
prison letter
Ms. Boluarte, vice president until her inauguration on Dec. 7 after Mr. Castillo was ousted, formed an independent and technical government on Saturday with former prosecutor Pedro Angulo as prime minister. “So far, the president has been unclear on the big question: is it a transitional government or one that intends to stay until 2026?political analyst Giovanna Peñaflor told AFP.
The demand for new elections is connected with the massive rejection by the Congress. According to November polls, 86% of Peruvians disapprove of the parliament. On Friday, Ms. Boluarte did not rule out the holding of early elections to find a peaceful way out of the political crisis. Meanwhile, the theory put forward by a former chief of staff and Mr. Castillo’s lawyer that the former president was drugged without his knowledge during his failed coup attempt is roiling the country.
In a letter that Mr. Castillo would write in prison, he assures that the doctor and nurse “disguised“and prosecutor”.without a face“(hat) you have”power“to take blood samples without his consent, causing”Machiavellian plan“. Francisco Brizuela, president of the Institute of Forensic Medicine, told him that the former president “refused to submitfor testing.
Source: Le Figaro
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