Lima, Dec 13 (EFE).- Deposed President Pedro Castillo said Tuesday that his detention on charges of rebellion is unjust and arbitrary and blamed Peru’s new head of state, Dina Boluarte, for the deaths of seven people in protests against his ouster. “I am not a thief, a rapist, corrupt, or a murderer,” he said be …
Lima, Dec 14 (EFE).- Two days after declaring a state of emergency in several regions amid protests against the ouster and subsequent detention of President Pedro Castillo, Peru’s new head of state moved Wednesday to expand the scope of the decree to the entire country. Along with the state of exception, which entails the suspension …
Lima, Dec 12 (EFE).- Peru’s government on Monday formally submitted a bill to Congress signed by new President Dina Boluarte and Prime Minister Pedro Angulo proposing that general elections be moved up to April 2024, a move that comes amid a severe political and social crisis and violent protests that have left four dead over …
Two Dead, More Wounded In Peru As Violence Erupts After President’s Chaotic Ouster Micaela Burrow on December 12, 2022 Two teenagers died and four people
At least two people have been reported killed in demonstrations throughout Peru opposing the government of President Dina Boluarte, who was sworn in last week after Congress impeached Pedro Castillo Terrones following his attempt to dissolve Parliament.