The Minister of Justice and Human Rights, Ángel Yldefonso, urged the protesters who attended the march in favor of the vacancy of President Pedro Castillo to mobilize peacefully and “respecting the constitutional rule of law”, After the attacks that took place during concentration this Saturday, March 5.
“As the Government of the people we are respectful of the freedom to demonstrate. Nevertheless, We urge the protesters to carry out their actions in a peaceful manner and respecting the constitutional rule of law”, wrote the head of the Minjusdh on Twitter.
The demonstrators gathered outside the Campo de Marte, in Jesús María. They then headed to the center of Lima. It was when they arrived at Plaza San Martín that the riots began. In the place, those who asked for the vacancy de Castillo met a group of demonstrators who defended the current government. Thus began the verbal attacks between both sides.
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In the images broadcast by Canal N you can see how the protesters threw bottles and threw water. They even attacked the journalist who was recording the events. She was pushed and insulted by a couple of guys without masks, who were spoiled and even began to burst cuetecillos in the middle of the crowd.
Aprista protesters generated riots in provacancy march
A group of APRA protesters, in which the former congressman was George of the Castle, generated disturbances in the Plaza San Martín when he tried to invade the space where government sympathizers were.
In this regard, the cameras of a local media captured the moment in which the Aprista group tried to cross the police cordon that separated both sides. This caused the troops to repel and push back the demonstrators, who were almost in the center of the square. The brawl had no major consequences.
