The government of Peru declared a 30-day state of emergency on Wednesday (14) amid protests that spread across the country after the attempted coup by now-former President Pedro Castillo.
The emergency declaration, announced by the head of Defense in the government of Dina Boluarte, Alberto Otárola, will allow the Armed Forces to join the police to guarantee the maintenance of public security.
According to the minister, the measure is a response to violence and acts of vandalism by demonstrators, who took to roads and roads across the country.
The former deputy of Pedro Castillo had announced the establishment of a state of emergency in areas with a high degree of conflict earlier this week. So, it only applied to three regions in the south of the country —Arequipa, Apurímac and Ica.
Capital of the homonymous region and second largest Peruvian city, Arequipa had its airport invaded by a crowd that, carrying stones, sticks and burning tires, demanded the resignation of the leader. One death was recorded in Ciudad Municipal, in the same region. In Apurímac, four people were killed.
Meanwhile, Castillo is still being held at the Dinoes (National Directorate of Special Operations) headquarters in Lima. On the eve, he had an appeal to overturn his seven-day preventive detention denied by Justice – she must evaluate the renewal of her detention again this Wednesday (14).
The leftist leader is accused of rebellion and conspiracy and was preventively arrested last week to, according to the Public Prosecutor’s Office, prevent him from interfering in the investigation or trying to leave the country. Castillo and his lawyers claim the accusations are unfounded.
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