The Peruvian Prosecutor’s Office opened a preliminary investigation on Tuesday against President Dina Boluarte, three ministers and two former ministers for the alleged crimes of genocide, qualified homicide and serious injuries, as a result of the 47 deaths and dozens of injuries in the demonstrations. of the last weeks.
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The Public Ministry reported on its Twitter account that the Prosecutor of the Nation (general), Patricia Benavides, ordered to start the preliminary investigation against Boluarte, the president of the Council of Ministers, Alberto Otárola; the Minister of the Interior, Víctor Rojas, and the Minister of Defense, Jorge Chávez.
Likewise, against “Pedro Angulo, in his capacity as former President of the Council of Ministers; and César Cervantes, in his capacity as former Minister of the Interior.”
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The preliminary investigation is for the alleged crimes of “genocide, qualified homicide and serious injuries, committed during the demonstrations in the months of December 2022 and January 2023 in the regions of Apurímac, La Libertad, Puno, Junín, Arequipa and Ayacucho” , specified the Public Ministry.
Boluarte already had a first preliminary investigation underway for the deceased registered in the demonstrations last Decembera few days after he was sworn into office by constitutional succession, after the dismissal of Pedro Castillo for having carried out a failed coup d’état.
The crime of genocide is punishable by a prison sentence of not less than 20 years for committing a massacre of members of a group, serious injury to members of a group, or the subjection of a group to conditions of existence that will lead to its destruction. physical in whole or in part, among other circumstances.
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Otárola went to Congress this Tuesday for the process of parliamentary confirmation of his investiture, and announced that the Government agreed to declare “national labor mourning” for this Wednesday “in respect to the fallen” in the protests, which in less than a month add up to 47 deceased people, the last of them, a Puno policeman who has not yet been identified.
In addition, he reported that “we have approved in the Council of Ministers a supreme decree that declares mandatory social immobilization (curfew) in Puno for a period of three days from 8:00 p.m. to 4:00 in the morning.”
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“This is to safeguard the life, integrity and freedom of all the citizens of Puno,” Otárola declared before the plenary session of Congress, referring to the region that was the focus of violent demonstrations and clashes with the Police this Monday, when 17 protesters died. .
The ghost of irrational violence returned to serve in Peru.
During the presentation of the first axis of his government program, called “social peace”, Otárola lamented the “irreparable loss” of the Peruvians killed in the protests, which since last December have totaled 39 protesters killed in direct confrontations with the forces of order, 7 for events related to the protests and the policeman whose body was burned this morning.
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“The ghost of irrational violence returned to use in Peru,” he declared after insisting on his support for the police forces.
Otárola went to the plenary session of Congress this Tuesday to request a vote of confidence from his cabinet, one day after the tragic day of violence in Puno, the epicenter of the protests demanding the resignation of Boluarte, the closure of Parliament, elections for 2023 and a new constitution, among other demands.
EFE
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