Peruvian President Pedro Castillo suspended the curfew in Lima and its neighboring province of Callao on Tuesday, seven hours before the end that was scheduled for 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday.
The curfew was put in place in response to a carrier strike.
Castillo suspended the curfew
«I must announce that, from now on, we are going to annul this immobility (curfew). And it corresponds to call for the tranquility of the Peruvian people, that is what I wanted to announce. Castillo said so in a meeting with political leaders in Congress.
The ruler announced the adoption of the measure minutes before midnight on Monday. With what surprised the nearly 11 million inhabitants of these 2 Peruvian provinces who were resting before starting the day on Tuesday.
During his speech, which was also attended by several of his ministers, the president commented that the authorities must “protect the lives of all” Peruvians.
He said to respect “the attitude and the right that Peruvians and citizens have to demonstrate.”
“That does not mean that, taking advantage of a mobilization or a constitutional right, we as a State endorse some attitudes,” he said.
These attitudes, he said, “go beyond constitutional law such as blocking roads, such as stoning, for example, a home, attacking private property, public institutions and private institutions.”
Carrier strike
The carriers’ strike began eight days ago due to the increase in the price of fuel. And it has caused temporary and partial road closures, which in some cases have led to looting.
In any case, none of them have taken place in Lima and Callao, where the protests have had little impact, which is why many politicians and citizens have considered Castillo’s decision excessive.
