They joined the call of the men behind the wheel. Members of markets, citizen movements, teachers, among other sectors, complied with the strike called for last October 23 against crime. One voice: “We paralyze for everyone’s safety”was heard in the various pickets that were established.
“We are tired of the fact that there is crime every day. In El Tambo, they are starting to extort collective cars and in the businesses the ‘drop by drop’ are coming. “If the authorities cannot provide a solution to this problem, let them step aside so that others can arrive,” said the president of the Justice, Peace and Life human settlement of El Tambo, Santiago López.
The entrances to the city of Huancayo were blocked since yesterday morning, in order to make this measure of struggle felt. On the right bank of the Central Highway, there was a blockade from the La Breña bridge, Caminito de Huancayo and Independencia Avenue, while on the left bank pickets were seen on Mariscal Castilla Avenue, also a concentration point for the various groups that were They joined the fight.
To the south of Huancayo, blockade attempts were seen on Calle Real and what was the Huacrapuquio toll plaza, which were cleared by the Peruvian National Police (PNP).
“We paralyze for everyone’s safety! It is not possible that while some of us fight, others continue working normally. “Crime is affecting all businesses that fear continuing to invest in order to be robbed or extorted.”commented the leaders.
Those who participated in the marches did so along Calle Real, until they reached Huamanmarca Park and Plaza Constitución, where a small rally was held calling on them to continue going out for the safety of Peruvians.
This day saw the presence of youth groups, teachers from Fenateperu, Sutep Huancayo, Unitary Fighting Command, LGBT groups, among others.
They block road in Jauja
Educational institutions at all state and private levels suspended in-person classes and called for remote classes at the last minute, the markets did not open their doors, urban transportation with motorcycle taxis, which has 850 members of four associations and one company, also complied with the strike. Within 24 hours, the 2,500 vendors on Wednesdays and Sundays in the El Porvenir neighborhood did not go out to work, on the contrary, they moved through the main streets of Jauja, the financial institutions and banks worked behind closed doors, the municipalities of Yauyos and Jauja suspended attention to the public at mid-morning.
There was no mobility with buses and cars Jauja – Huancayo and vice versa, nor to Tarma, Selva Central, Selva Oriental, Lima, only on the national highways of this part of the country were heavy trucks and private cars circulating, which were then stranded due to the blockages.
