The Mexican foreign minister Marcelo Ebrard, affirmed this Wednesday that Mexico is willing to offer “asylum” to the former Peruvian president Pedro Castillocurrently detained in Lima after being dismissed by Congress, although he noted that for the moment “he has not requested it.”
According to a review by the EFE agency, during an interview with the “Tando Cabos” program on Radio Formula, Ebrard commented on the arrest of Castillo, who is at the headquarters of the Lima Police prefecture, shortly after being dismissed. by Congress and being mostly accused of having attempted to carry out a coup d’état.
“If Pedro Castillo requests asylum from Mexico, we will give it to him, but he has not requested it,” said Ebrard, who expressed his “concern” about the situation in Peru and added that the Mexican president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, has asked him to keep you informed “at all times”.
It transpired through videos broadcast on social networks, that before being arrested, Castillo was going with his family to the Mexican embassy in Peru with the alleged intention of requesting asylum, as requested by Evo Morales of Bolivia to the Mexican government.
On the other hand, President López Obrador, who on previous occasions has expressed support for the Castillo government, posted a thread of tweets on the social network Twitter, where he stated the position of his government of adhere to the principle of “non-intervention and self-determination of peoples” before the situation generated in Peru.
“Non-intervention and self-determination of the peoples is a fundamental principle of our foreign policy. That is what we stick to in the case of what happened in Peru. However, we consider it unfortunate that, due to the interests of the economic and political elites, since the beginning of the legitimate presidency of Pedro Castilloan environment of confrontation and hostility has been maintained against him to the point of leading him to make decisions that have served his adversaries to consummate his dismissal with the sui generis precept of ‘moral incapacity'”.
Finally, the Mexican president wished that “human rights be respected and there be democratic stability for the benefit of the people” Peru.
The hit
The Congress of Peru dismissed Castillo, president since 2021, this Wednesday for “permanent moral incapacity” with 101 of 130 votes in favor, after he announced the dissolution of the Legislative Assembly and declared a government of emergency exception and a curfew.
Castillo’s gesture was branded as coup by members of his own government, including Vice President Dina Boluartewho was later sworn in as the new head of state, thus becoming the first woman to occupy the Presidency of Peru.
