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The number of deaths rises to 54 and the state of emergency in Peru is extended, in the midst of the “taking of Lima”
January 20, 2023 by archyde
Protesters and police clashed in the streets of Lima this Thursday, in the midst of the anti-government protests that Peru is experiencing. At least three people died during the nationwide demonstrations, according to the Ombudsman’s Office, which updated the total death toll to 54.
Thousands of people marched through the center of the capital in protests that were called under the slogan of the “taking of Lima.” Some groups of protesters encountered a large police presence at points in the city. Agents lined up, wearing riot shields, to block access to the main squares where government buildings are located.
In fact, some 11,800 policemen guarded the city this Thursday, according to what General Víctor Sanabria, chief of the National Police of the Lima region, said at the beginning of the day.
Police forces were also seen firing tear gas at some protesters in the city center.
By this Thursday afternoon, some groups had reached Plaza San Martín and Plaza Dos de Mayo, despite the strong police presence.
Roadblocks were also reported in the Junín and Ica regions.
deaths rise
For its part, the Peruvian Ombudsman’s Office increased the death toll related to the protests in the country to 54 this Thursday, after reporting on its Twitter account one more death during the clashes in Arequipa. The entity did not specify the circumstances behind this death and urged prosecutors to open an investigation into the accident.
Government says that “it frustrated an attempt to take over” the Arequipa airport
The Ministry of the Interior of Peru reported that the National Police “frustrated an attempt to take over” the facilities of the Alfredo Rodríguez Ballón airport in Arequipa. “The mob that attacked the troops stationed at the air terminal was repelled by applying institutional protocols,” the entity reported on its Twitter account.
The hours before the demonstrations on Thursday
Lima woke up this Thursday with a strong police and military presence protecting Parliament, the Palace of Justice (symbol of the Judiciary in Peru), the Prosecutor’s Office, and selected television stations, according to local media.
unprecedented violence
The recent protests throughout Peru—in which clashes between demonstrators and law enforcement have been reported—followed the dismissal of Pedro Castillo as president, which occurred on December 7.
Why are the protesters so angry?
Castillo’s removal has accelerated political tensions in the country.
The demonstrators demand new elections, the resignation of Boluarte, a change in the Constitution and the release of Castillo, who is in preventive detention.
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