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Deadly clashes in Juliaca started early final month when former President Pedro Castillo was ousted.
(JUAN CARLOS CISNEROS / AFP)
At least 17 folks had been killed in clashes with police in southern Peru, the nation’s human rights workplace mentioned, the deadliest day thus far of protests demanding early elections and the discharge of jailed former president Pedro Castillo.
The clashes started on Monday in Juliaca, a metropolis close to the banks of Lake Titicaca in southern Peru’s Puno area, and left 68 folks injured, Henry Rebaza, a Puno well being ministry official, informed the native media.
The lifeless included a minimum of two youngsters, in accordance with the ministry.
Demonstrations towards new President Dina Boluarte resumed final Wednesday in Juliaca, close to the border with Bolivia after having subsided in the course of the Christmas break.
Castillo was ousted and arrested on December 7 after trying to dissolve Congress and rule by decree in an effort to keep away from impeachment over allegations of corruption.
His removing from workplace sparked days of nationwide violent protests which have left greater than 40 folks lifeless, in accordance with the nation’s Ombudsman’s Office.
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The company has urged the Prosecutor’s Office to hold out a immediate investigation to make clear the deaths that occurred amid clashes between safety forces and protesters trying to grab management of Juliaca’s airport.
President Boluarte issued a press release saying she had already proposed to convey elections ahead in Congress.
“It is not clear what you are asking for,” she said. “The only thing that was in my power was the advancement of elections, and I have already proposed it.”
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Source: TRTWorld and companies
