Just when the president of Peru, Dina Boluartehe has been in office for three months, he also has an appointment with the attorney general of his country, Patricia Benavides. Boluarte is involved in a preliminary investigation opened by the prosecuting body for the deaths produced during the anti-government demonstrations that began in December after the “self-coup” attempt by Pedro Castillo.
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The head of state was summoned by Benavides to testify in the investigation for the alleged commission of the crimes of genocide, homicide and serious injuriesopened against the highest authorities of the Peruvian Government after the dozens of deaths that have occurred in the protests.
In this investigation, which is still preliminary, the current Prime Minister, Alberto Otárola, and his predecessor, Pedro Angulo, as well as the Minister of Defense, Jorge Chávez, and the former Ministers of the Interior, Víctor Rojas and César Cervantes, have been included.
The Peruvian Presidency confirmed on Twitter that the ruler “arrived at the Prosecutor’s Office to provide statements regarding the investigations being followed by the Public Ministry.”
Boluarte entered the headquarters of the Public ministry during the morning on board in an official vehicle that entered without being seen through the back area of the building, which is located in the central Abancay avenue, a few blocks from the Government Palace of Lima.
The social context in Peru
Protests erupted in Peru after the failed coup of former President Pedro Castillo on December 7 and continued since January with mobilizations and confrontations with the forces of order demanding the resignation of Boluarte, the closure of Congress, the advancement of general elections and the call for a constituent assembly.
According to the Ombudsman’s Office, at least 48 civilians They were killed during clashes with law enforcement, while a policeman lost his life after being burned alive and 11 others due to roadblocks by protesters.
Boluarte confirmed another death from these same causes, that of a patient who needed to get to Lima but was held up in the blockades, and Unicef reported the death of an unborn baby, in addition to the death of a woman in the northern region of La Libertad, reported by the Police.
Otárola confirmed on January 19 the death of four Haitian citizens and days later the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (Acnur) raised the number to seven citizens of that country who were stranded, exposed to climatic adversities and limited access to basic services.
This Monday the death of 6 soldiers was confirmed, who drowned when trying to cross the Ilave river, in the south of the country, to avoid a confrontation with protesters from that area of the Puno region, where road blockades and strikes are maintained. since last January after a harsh repression that caused the death of 18 people in the city of Juliaca.
CARLOS JOSE REYES
INTERNATIONAL SUB-EDITOR
TIME
*With Efe and AFP
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