Peru: new demonstrations in Lima and in the country, a protester killed in the capital
Peru, January 28, 2023: In the capital Lima, protesters first marched calmly then things escalated outside Parliament where small groups clashed with law enforcement.
One protester died of his injuries.
REUTERS - PILAR OLIVARES
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Many Peruvians demonstrated again yesterday Saturday, especially in the capital Lima where a demonstrator was killed during clashes with the police in front of Parliament, the ombudsman's office announced on its Twitter account.
This is the first death in the Peruvian capital.
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The center of the Peruvian capital was the scene of scuffles between police and demonstrators, and the clashes were violent in front of the Parliament, which
yesterday refused to ratify the proposal of President Dina Boluarte to anticipate the elections
at the end of this year.
A decision that the president says she regrets.
"
We urge MPs to put partisan interests aside and put Peru's interests
first," she said on Twitter.
Lamentamos que el Congreso de la República no haya logrado ponerse de acuerdo para definir la fecha de las elecciones generales donde las peruanas y peruanos puedan elect libre y democráticamente a las nuevas autoridades (1/2)
— Presidency of Peru 🇵🇪 (@presidenciaperu) January 28, 2023
But this position taken by the president is far from being enough to convince the demonstrators who, yesterday in Lima, were still demanding her departure.
“
May Dina Boluarte resign...may Dina Boluarte resign!
shout Angelito and the other protesters.
In the procession, unions, political parties, students.
Angelito is one of the many demonstrators from the south and center of the country, he explains at the microphone of our correspondent,
Juliette Chaignon
.
“
We've been here for almost 15 days, and we're not going to get tired... The people won't surrender, she must resign at all costs.
We also demand the dissolution of Congress and a constituent assembly.”
But Dina Boluarte is not in favor of the idea of a constituent assembly and above all repeats that she will not give up even if she maintains that she is not clinging to power.
An inaudible message for Pati and Rosa, two demonstrators.
In front of them, the portraits of the 18 dead during
demonstrations in Juliaca on January 9
.
“
We demand justice.
Every time Dina Boluarte speaks, she provokes us.
She does not acknowledge that the police fired on demonstrators.
We demand his immediate resignation for all the evil committed.
The people will never forgive.
»
Peru: listen to the report by our correspondent, Juliette Chaignon, with the demonstrators in Lima
The declaration of Dina Boluarte, “
Puno is not Peru
”, on January 24, had outraged the demonstrators.
The one who has led Peru since the dismissal on December 7 by Parliament of former president-elect
Pedro Castillo
, has since faced demonstrations demanding his departure.
Investigations are carried out on the police repression which left 48 dead in total, including a police officer.
The majority of the victims lived in the south of the country, historically disadvantaged regions that had supported Pedro Castillo's candidacy for the presidency.
The police and the army have been deployed since Friday to unblock the roads, but 70 points remain blocked.
The transport of food products and consumer goods is beginning to become more complicated in certain regions.
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