On the third day of mobilization, the families of the victims of the social protests of December 2022 and the first quarter of 2023took to the streets of Lima for justice and dignity, also in rejection of Dina Boluarte and the Congress of the Republic.
After holding a popular patriotic parade in front of the Palace of Justice, the protesters who arrived in Lima from Puno, Cusco, Arequipa, Apurímac, Ayacucho, Junín, San Martín and La Libertad, headed towards Paseo de la República with the intention of reaching Avenida Brasil, where the military parade for national holidays was taking place with the presence of President Dina Boluarte.
Together with social organizations, university students and to the sound of sikuris, they advanced chanting the well-known song “this democracy is no longer democracy.” At the height of José Díaz Street, they skirted the National Stadium with the intention of crossing Arequipa Avenue and taking a shortcut to the military parade, but the police prevented them from doing so.
In a statement to La República, Raúl Samillán Sanga, brother of the deceased medical intern Marco Antonio Samillanquestioned that More than a year and a half after the terrible event, no one has been arrested.despite the existence of sufficient evidence such as videos, photographs and testimonies about the way in which their relatives were massacred.
“We ask the Public Prosecutor’s Office to formalize the investigation against Ms. Dina Boluarte. It is the folder 277 where Mr. Alberto Otárola and the high commands are included,” he demanded. Dominga Hancco, mother of Mr. Otárola, also spoke in the same sense. Jhamileth Aroquipa (17), died on January 9, 2023 in Juliaca; and Betty Aguilar, sister of Sonia Aguilarmurdered in Macusani on January 18, 2023.
In the afternoon, the social networks reported the arrest of four protesters and the mistreatment of a fifth protester, Samuel Rodríguez Villa, who suffers from epilepsy. They say that this student was dragged by the police with the intention of taking him to the Cotabambas police station, but they finally left him outside the police headquarters. An hour later, Samuel Rodríguez was taken to the Grau hospital. A prosecutor arrived at the scene who wanted to question him without the presence of a legal advisor. They said that a lawyer from the National Coordinator of Human Rights would have handled the case.
Shouted
In order to give yourself a popularity bath On Avenida Brasil, the president Dina Boluarte He arrived at the traditional military parade in an open vehicle and with a strong security contingent. But, at several points along the way was booed.
With her arm raised, she greeted the people who followed her from the balconies of the buildings. However, among the population stationed on both sidewalks of this road corridor, cries of “murderer! corrupt!” were heard.
Faced with the repeated expression of the last phrase, Boluarte had a reaction that surprised those who heard it. Without any control, The president responded “your mother”and continued greeting the attendees.
