The President of Peru, Dina Boluarte, arrived this Monday, March 7, at the headquarters of the Public Ministry of that country to make statements on the investigation for the alleged commission of the crimes of genocide, qualified homicide and serious injuries, opened against the highest authorities. of the Peruvian Government after the dozens of deaths that have occurred in the protests
This Tuesday, March 7, the president of Peru, Dina Boluartedeclared before the attorney general, Patricia Benavides, as part of the preliminary investigation that has been opened for the deaths produced during the anti-government demonstrations that began last December in that country.
According to EFEBoluarte entered the headquarters of the Public Prosecutor’s Office aboard an official vehicle that entered without being seen through the back area of the building located in the central Abancay avenue, a few blocks from the Government Palace of Lima.
The head of state was summoned by Benavides to give statements on the investigation for the alleged commission of the crimes of genocide, qualified homicide and serious injuries, opened against the highest authorities of the Peruvian Government after the dozens of deaths that have occurred in the protests .
In this investigation, which is still preliminary, the current Prime Minister, Alberto Otárola, and his predecessor, Pedro Angulo, as well as the Minister of Defense, Jorge Chávez, and the former Ministers of the Interior, Víctor Rojas and César Cervantes, have been included.
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As they are high-ranking officials, the case is being handled by Attorney General Benavides and is the responsibility of the office of the Illicit Enrichment and Constitutional Complaints Area.
Last weekend, Boluarte’s lawyer, Kelly Montenegro, declared that the president had decided to go to the summons at the headquarters of the Public Ministry despite the fact that she initially requested that her statement be made virtually. Boluarte pointed out last Friday that she was going to attend the summons “with great pleasure” to testify when the Prosecutor’s Office notifies her of the proceeding.
The victims of the protests
The protests broke out in Peru after the failed coup d’état by former President Pedro Castillo on December 7 and continued since January with mobilizations and confrontations with the forces of order demanding the resignation of Boluarte, the closure of Congress, the advancement of the general elections and the convocation of a constituent assembly.
According to the Ombudsman’s Office, at least 48 civilians died during clashes with law enforcement, while a policeman lost his life after being burned alive and 11 other people due to roadblocks by protesters.
Boluarte confirmed another death from these same causes, that of a patient who needed to get to Lima but was held up in the blockades, and Unicef reported the death of an unborn baby, in addition to the death of a woman in the northern region of La Libertad, reported by the Police.
Otárola confirmed on January 19 the death of four Haitian citizens and days later the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (Acnur) raised the number to seven citizens of that country who were left stranded, exposed to climatic adversities and limited access to basic services.
This Monday the death of 6 soldiers was confirmed, who drowned when trying to cross the Ilave river, in the south of the country, to avoid a confrontation with protesters from that area of the Puno region, where road blockades and strikes are maintained. since last January after a harsh repression that caused the death of 18 people in the city of Juliaca.
With information from EFE
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