People are protesting Rightist government moves ousting President Pedro Castillo. By Countercurrents Collective Tweeting from jail on Tuesday, Castillo
Peru's president has pledged resources to investigate more than two dozen deaths during protests that have rocked Peru following the ousting of her predecessor.
LIMA (Reuters) - Peruvian President Dina Boluarte said Thursday she will provide all resources necessary to the country's prosecutor's office to investigate deaths during protests which have rocked the nation after the ouster of her predecessor Pedro Castillo.
Interior Minister Victor Rojas said in a conference alongside Boluarte on Thursday he had information that the protests could reignite on Jan. 4. Boluarte, who was vice president under Castillo, assumed the presidency earlier this month after Castillo was ousted and arrested for attempting illegally dissolve Congress.
Castillo remains in pretrial detention while under investigation for rebellion and conspiracy. Boluarte said Thursday some neighboring countries had "wrongly interpreted" what happened to Castillo.
An estimated 22 people have been killed in clashes during the protests and another six have died in traffic accidents related to street blockades, according to government data. "We're going to give all the resources possible to the prosecutor's office to investigate the deaths," Boluarte said at a news conference on Thursday.