Minister was questioned by Parliament
He home minister, Vincent Romeroreported that, until last March 6, 819 detainees have been registered nationwide, as a result of the protests, roadblocks and damage to public and private property that have affected the country in the last three months.
“As of March 6, 819 detainees were registered, 519 responsible for the current administration. From December 2022 to March 2023, we have 143 processes for riot crimes in Lima; 182 processes for crimes of riots and obstruction of public services at the national level, not including Lima; 17 detainees with preventive detention, 4 of them for crimes of riots and 13 for hindering the operation of public services at the national level without including Lima, with prison from one month to 9 months, within the framework of the immediate process “he said during his presentation before the plenary session of the Congress.
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At another point in his speech, Vicente Romero reported that as a result of a well-planned and implemented police strategy, on January 19 the so-called “Taking of Lima”.
According to the head of the Ministry, the Police prevented around 90,000 people from mobilizing from the provinces to the capital of the Republic to, through violent means, remove the government, release the former president Pedro Castillo.
