On the night of Friday, December 9, hundreds of Peruvians gathered in the San Martín square in Lima, Peru, to protest against the dismissal of former president Pedro Castillo and to demand the advancement of general elections. The new president of the Inca country, Dina Boluarte, called for “calm and dialogue”
Eight injured and seven arrests have been registered in Peru during the protests that have been registered in the South American country after the removal of former president Pedro Castillo and subsequent oath of as President of the nation of the former vice president Dina Boluarteon December 7th.
Hundreds of people came on the night of Friday, December 9 to the San Martín square in Lima, Peru; to protest against the dismissal of Castillo and demand the advancement of general elections. Several sections of the Panamericana Sur highway in Peru have also been intermittently blocked by pickets of protesters, which has led to the suspension of passenger traffic for a long weekend.
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Boluarte made this Saturday morning, December 10, through his Twitter account, a call for calm and dialogue to the small groups of protesters who have come out in recent days to protest in various cities of Peru.
“Respect, dialogue and tolerance are essential in a democracy. The National Police have informed me that last night there were 7 detainees, in addition to 4 civilians and 4 police officers injured in some protests. We guarantee the unrestricted compliance with human rights,” the president wrote.
Respect, dialogue and tolerance are essential in a democracy. The National Police have informed me that last night there were 7 detainees, in addition to 4 civilians and 4 police officers injured in some protests. We guarantee unrestricted compliance with the #Human rights.
— Dina Boluarte Z. (@DinaErcilia) December 10, 2022
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The protesters have also taken place outside the prison located in the Special Operations Directorate of the Police in the Lima district of Ate, where former President Castillo has been held since Wednesday for rebellion, after ordering the closure of Congress, an executive emergency, announce that he was going to rule by decree and reorder the judicial system; reviewed EFE.
The National Police reported that its troops maintain “order and security” in said police headquarters, but the National Association of Journalists (ANP) reported that at least one attack took place in that place that has affected the reporters who cover the incidents. after the arrest of Castillo.
The ANP reported on Friday that there have been four incidents, nationwide, in which at least six journalists have been affected on December 7 and 8 in the context of social mobilizations due to the current political situation.
?#THE LAST | Protesters denounce that the PNP fires tear gas bombs against citizens in the march against Congress that takes place in the Center of Lima ▶️ https://t.co/oNmUb7Qp5a
?: Gerardo Marín / The Republic pic.twitter.com/i2R3E7bhMx
– The Republic (@larepublica_pe) December 10, 2022
Percy Castillo, Human Rights Deputy of the Ombudsman of the Inca country, reported that there have been an undetermined number of arrests and the use of tear gas by the Police to suppress a march of supporters of former President Pedro Castillo at night this Friday in Lima.
With information from EFE Y The Republic
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