Carrier strike: two adults and one minor died during protests, Minister Chávarry confirmed

The Minister of the Interior, Alfonso Chávarry, reported that as a result of the protests by heavy cargo carriers who complied with an indefinite strike at the national level since Monday, March 28, three people died, including a minor.

“The Police have handled (the protests) very carefully to avoid any social cost, however, there have been three deaths, not from the PNP but from traffic accidents and one from a child who fell into the river and that the same Police has rescued. We mourn these deaths and our condolences to the families.” he stated at a press conference.

At another time, he referred to the dimanes produced in Huancayo by the Protestants. “In the meeting and the session of ministers with the different representatives for the negotiation in the coliseum, in its surroundings there has been, not by the demonstrators who were protesting peacefully, but there were other groups that used stones, they have demolished two walls, They have destroyed a door that tried to enter the coliseum to frustrate the negotiations and intend to cause damage.

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“All this has been controlled by the Police, only tear gas has been used, there have been no major consequences. We have 22 detainees, three red-handed who were found taking televisions out of a store. In addition, there is a minor detained who was among the protesters”he added.

Likewise, Chávarry specified that as a result of the protests 15 police officers were injured. Lastly, he assured that order has already been restored and the principle of authority has been imposed. “Private property has been protected and public order has been maintained without incident.”

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For his part, the Minister of Culture, Alejandro Salas, gave details on how the deaths of these three people occurred during the protests. “One of the people who died was a minor who, escaping from the mob that was armed with these destabilizers who threw stones, falls into the river. The other is a person who was removing a tire -according to the information we have had- from one of the trucks to be able to put it on the track and light it and unfortunately the truck backed up. And the other person is a lady who, unfortunately, was run over by a truck in the mess that was caused. They are not victims of any repression, what we are expressing is solidarity and of course condolences to the families”.