In the midst of the chaos generated in the city by the paralysis of the activity of the public transport This Thursday 26th, demanding concrete measures against the extortions suffered by transporters, Fujimorism promotes for today a recognition for “policemen who fight crime”, which will take place —from 10 a.m.— in the conference room Heroes of Parliamentary Democracy.
According to reports, the event was promoted by the first vice president of Congress and member of the Fujimori bench,Patricia Juarez GallegosSources from La República reported that the event was still going ahead in the morning, despite the fact that the chaos in the city of Lima was already known as a result of the strike called by the transporters.
The event is called ‘Presentation of the Bill that recognizes the work of police officers who fight crime’, for which a press conference was called.
For their part, the transporters carry out the transport strike in several districts of Lima and CallaoAccording to the president of the National Association for the Integration of Transporters (Anitra), nearly 50 public transport companies have suspended their operations as a protest measure against the growing wave of extortion and the collection of fees they have been suffering in recent weeks.
Added to this is the fact that, from the early hours of the morning, a group of transporters comes marching towards the Congress of the Republicwhere they plan to hold a sit-in to demand concrete measures to address the problem of being extorted daily, affecting them financially and constantly putting their lives at risk.
Among the demands that lead to the Parliament, They are approving a law that classifies extortion and other crimes such as aggravated terrorism. The Coordinator of Urban Transport Companies of Lima and Callao denounced the constant attacks against its sector and called for the protest to be carried out peacefully, despite this, in certain points of the capital there were outbreaks of violence by transporters against other drivers who decided not to comply with the strike, endangering the safety of passengers.
Fuerza Popular, on the other hand, calls for immediate action in the face of chaos
Meanwhile, People’s Force As a party issued —this Thursday 26th— a statement in which they demand the Government Dina Boluarte’s “firm hand and immediate solutions to restore peace and security” in the different cities of the country.
In response, they are calling for the mobilization of the Armed Forces to contain street crime, and the creation of a Special Intelligence Group to dismantle criminal gangs, “replicating the success achieved against terrorism in the 1990s.”
Another point is that the presidency of Congress, chaired by Eduardo Salhuana Cavidesarrange permanent sessions in the shortest possible time to “approve pending issues such as the urban terrorism law, which includes life imprisonment for those who continue to spread terror in the streets.”
