The Peruvian Corporation of Airports and Commercial Aviation (Corpac) requested the reinforcement of the National Police in the place to put the lives of the people who are “hostages” to safety.
The Governor of the Peruvian region of Apurímac, Baltazar Lantarón, confirmed this Sunday that a person died in the protest demonstrations that take place in the city of Andahuaylas once morest the dismissal of former president Pedro Castillo and that they demand the advancement of general elections.
In interview with Canal NLantarón said that the deceased, a young man, was taken to a health center, with an apparent neck injury and that, in the next few minutes, they will confirm his identity.
He added that, due to the protests in that southern Andean city, they are asking the President Dina Boluarte that a dialogue table be set up in that city to resolve the demands of the protesters, since an indefinite strike begins tonight in that area.
“We are, as a regional government, channeling the demands of the population to the President of the Republic, such as the advancement of elections and the closure of Congress,” added Lantarón.
Classes suspended due to violent protests following Castillo’s dismissal
In view of the disorders in that city, the regional authority announced that they have suspended school classes starting tomorrow, as well as the closure of attention in public entities to “avoid attacks” once morest their premises, and markets and shops private.
In this sense, Lantarón reiterated that they invoke the Council of Ministers, “as soon as possible, establish an emergency council” in Andahuaylas to “take immediate action” and that “we do not wait for more deaths to make late decisions.”
He pointed out that the protesters in that region of the country are social organizations, made up mostly of farmers, who are calling for an indefinite strike starting Monday throughout the Apurímac region, whose main activities include copper mining.
“It is important that this new Executive has these social conflicts as a priority agenda,” noted the regional authority.
Andahuaylas airport closed: police officers were taken hostage
Hours before the governor’s declarations, the Peruvian Corporation of Airports and Commercial Aviation (Corpac) announced the closure of Andahuaylas airport due to the disorders and fire of part of its facilities by the protesters.
Through a statement shared by the Ministry of Transport and Communications, Corpac explained that the terminal “has been suffering attacks and acts of vandalism” since Saturday followingnoon, which have affected the runway and essential equipment to provide the air navigation service.
Likewise, “they have set fire to the transmitter room, the fuel room” and have surrounded the terminal, where 50 members of the National Police and Corpac workers are located, added the official source.
In this sense, the state company requested the reinforcement of the National Police in place to secure the lives of people who are “hostages.”
The protest mobilizations broke out, in isolation, in Andahuaylas and other cities in the country on the same day that former President Pedro Castillo was dismissed by Congress, following ordering the dissolution of Parliament and the establishment of an emergency government.
On Saturday, protesters took two policemen hostage for several hours in a plaza in Andahuaylas in the middle of a day of marches, which led to clashes with the National Police that left around twenty injured.
