The president of Peru, Dina Boluarte, faces complaints for not speaking to the press for more than 50 days

The Association of Journalists of Peru (APP) and the Press and Society Institute (IPYS) recalled that the last time Boluarte appeared before the press was on April 5, at a conference he offered for the ‘Rolexgate’the case for which she has been denounced by the Prosecutor’s Office before Congress.

Since then, the governor has participated in activities that are broadcast by official media and has designated an official to hold press conferences in which he limits himself to reviewing the agenda that he has fulfilled in the previous days.

Both the ANP and the IPYS denounced this Friday that reporters from different media were locked up by the authorities when they tried to cover Boluarte’s participation in an emergency drill carried out in Lima.
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The ANP noted that the reporters were taken to a room at the National Emergency Operations Center (COEN) and that more than 50 police officers, including special forces agents, were deployed to provide security to theto become president and prevent them from approaching Boluarte.

For this reason, the association stated that it “condemns this act, which constitutes an obstacle to coverage, mistreatment of journalists and affects citizens’ right to information.”

For its part, IPYS launched an alert on social networks and protested in a statement “against these measures adopted by Presidency personnel that restrict access to information and prevent the complete work of the press.

Following this complaint from the media, Boluarte surprised a small group of reporters who were outside the Government Palace in Lima by approaching to “greet” them, as he said.

The president assured that her government “respects freedom of expression” and addressed reporters to assure them that the Government Palace “is her home.”

Before leaving without accepting questions, he added that he had just learned about the incident with journalists and remarked that the Minister of Defense was already “taking appropriate actions.”

The Ministry of Defense maintained, in this sense, that the reporters were placed in a room at the COEN to avoid “keeping them outdoors,” although it added that, given the discomfort that this decision has generated, it will apply the “corresponding corrective measures.” without specifying what they will consist of.

EFE