The Minister of Culture, Betssy Chavezequaled the prosecutor of the nation, Patricia Benavidezwith the former head of the Public Ministry during the Fujimori dictatorship, Blanca Nélida Colán.
“Mrs. Patricia Benavides, you remind me of Blanca Nélida Colán, serving the interests of a few, but with large wallets. Today the people take to the streets and your action is to intimidate. Why didn’t he do the same with ‘La Resistencia’?” Chávez tweeted.
The allusion comes after the Second Provincial Crime Prevention Prosecutor’s Office required Dante Alfonso Castro Arrasco, leader of the General Assembly of the Peoples Collective, to release the mobilization called “The taking of Lima.”
The aforementioned fiscal office made the request at the request of the Public Attorney’s Office Specialized in Crimes Against Public Order of the Ministry of the Interior, in order to prevent the possible commission of crimes against public tranquility and others, to the detriment of society and others.
“I discharge that you must do so within three business days of receiving the notification, to the email of this Prosecutor’s Office, being necessary to receive your discharge in order to clarify the reported facts,” reads the document addressed to the leader.
“The taking of Lima” takes place this Thursday
From the morning hours, thousands of demonstrators gathered in downtown Lima to express their rejection of the presidential vacancy against President Pedro Castillo and demand the closure of Congress.
