Andahuaylas, Apurimac
Antauro Humala returned to Andahuaylas, Apurímac, yesterday, Saturday. In this city in the Peruvian highlands, once the habitat of the chancas and incas, on January 2, 2005, took up arms to demand the resignation of the Former President Alejandro Toledo, today under house arrest in the United States on corruption charges.
He wore the same soldier’s uniform that he used for his actions 17 years ago, the balance of which was four policemen and two reservists killed. Although at various points of the route a typical poncho of the place was also placed.
The brother of the former president Ollanta Humala Tasso, ever since he was released from prison, he maintains the thesis that he did not kill the policemen, but snipers. “They are state crimes,” said the ethnocacerist.
followers. Numerous reservists follow him on this tour. It will go to other regions. Photo: Juan Carlos Cisneros/The Republic
As soon as he entered the city, coming from Ayacucho, By land, he went to the colonial bridge, on the slopes of Cerro Huayhuaca. Cash of the Policeman They prevented him from approaching the shrine erected in memory of the fallen police officers. The uniformed men did not want the memory of their colleagues to be the reason for any type of act.
Humala withdrew a few meters with his followers and over the colonial bridge He held a minute of silence for the four police officers and two ethnocacerists who died from gunshot wounds.
For him Power of attorney Peruvian, Humala is responsible for those crimes and served 17 years in prison. But the retired military insists on sniping. He even said that the official reports show that the shots came from the heights of the Huayhuaca and Huayrapata hills and his men were not there but on the barricades.
“The time has come”
“I return after 17 years to the place of the events, Andahuaylas, when a treacherous and corrupt president ruled. That president had a minister who later became president, Peter Paul Kuczynski (…). History proves us right,” said the ethnocacerist leader during a small rally before five thousand attendees, including reservists and community residents.
at another time, Humala said that Andahuaylas is a sanctuary and that, thanks to the support of the population during his coup, a massive slaughter of his reservists was prevented. Later, he walked through various streets, passed by the police station that he took by assault and walked along the roads where his hosts traveled on that occasion.
Humala, what He arrived accompanied by his wife, Ina Andrade, announced that from this city will begin the second refoundation of the republic. While several analysts warned that Humala came out to defend Pedro Castillo, the ex-military man distanced himself from the Government and, on the contrary, announced a great mobilization from the south of the country to reach Lime, for everyone to go. He only left the start date of the mobilization pending.
Jose Maria Arguedas He said that when people like us govern this country, we will throw centuries-old rot into the sea. And the time has come, compatriots, and it begins with the tour we are doing here in Andahuaylas. Rescue our homeland from foreign invasion, both by businessmen and Venezuelans,” he said on the stage that was set up for his rally.
against foreigners
He branded his brother, Ollanta Humala, a traitor and “little thing” and promised to shoot all former presidents for, according to him, having betrayed the interests of the country. It also showed his xenophobic position against foreigners. He said that the Peru He supports them to the detriment of his own interests and assured that from now on “there cannot be a foreigner with a job while there is an unemployed Peruvian”.
This Sunday he said that he will offer a conference on press to publicize its position in reference to the latest political issues.
He affirms that he will continue in the south of the country
The ethnocacerist leader announced that he will continue touring the south of the country. In the following days, he assured that he will arrive in other regions such as Cuzco, Puno, Madre de Dios, Tacna, Moquegua and Arequipa. And he added that he will also continue in Lima and the north of the country.
On his tour, and also during his speech, He was accompanied by dozens of reservists, with whom he revolted during the Locumba uprising (2000) and the ‘Andahuaylazo’ (2005).
Antauro Humala said again that he is proud to have led both uprisings and repeated again that time ended up proving them right.
