Roads blocked everywhere and clashes with the police… New president, cabinet appointments
In Peru, where public opinion was sharply divided after the president’s impeachment, protests by supporters of former president Pedro Castillo (53) injured around 20 people, including a police officer.
According to the Spanish version of CNN and the Peruvian newspaper Andina on the 11th (local time), supporters of former President Castillo staged violent protests across the country, including in Lima the day before.
Protesters blocked major roads, burned tires and chanted slogans calling for early presidential and general elections, condemning Congress for impeaching former President Castillo on the grounds of “political incompetence”.
They also criticized the new president, Dina Voluarte (60), calling him a “usurper of power”.
In Andahuaylas in southern Peru, some protesters fought with stationed police to maintain order.
In particular, around 20 people, including four police officers, were injured as a result of the intensification of physical clashes in an attempt to disperse the protesters using tear gas.
The Peruvian Ombudsman Office, a constitutional body that oversees central government administration and public services, tweeted that it “is working together to ensure that the injured receive adequate treatment in hospitals,” adding that “the protests have led to the ‘arrest of many people .”
However, the exact size of the detention has not been confirmed.
It was reported that some protesters blocked the movement of two police officers and forcibly detained them amid an intensifying atmosphere.
These officers, who were held as ‘prisoners’ are now being released and treated in a medical facility.
Former President Castillo, who received a seven-day preventive detention order until the 13th on charges of rebellion and conspiracy following the announcement of the dissolution of the Peruvian parliament, is currently in prison.
He has requested political asylum in Mexico, on which President Andres Manuel López Obrador has taken a positive stance, publicly criticizing the decision of the Peruvian Congress to impeach him.
Peruvian President Voluarte, who was a vice president in the Castillo government, announced 19 new ministers the day before, three days after taking office.
Local media reported that the new cabinet member was appointed regardless of the political orientation of President Voluarte, classified as a leftist, regardless of his party affiliation.
There was also the appointment of an aide to the presidential office, especially in the case of the chief of staff, a former prosecutor was selected who mainly dealt with corruption cases.
/yunhap news
