– Twelve dead in clashes between protesters and police
The clashes took place in Juliaca, in the south of Peru, during a demonstration demanding the departure of President Dina Boluarte.
Clashes in Peru between security forces and demonstrators demanding the departure of President Dina Boluarte left at least 12 dead on Monday in Juliaca, during an attempt to invade the airport of the city, in the south-west. east of the country, announced the Defender of the people (local ombudsman).
“We have confirmed 12 deaths today in Puno during clashes with law enforcement in the vicinity of Juliaca airport”, in the Aymara (Amerindian people) region of Puno, AFP told AFP. a source from the ombudsman’s office on condition of anonymity.
Shortly before, the coordinator of the office of the city ombudsman, Nivardo Enriquez Barriales, had reported to AFP “nine dead in the morgue following the clashes in Juliaca”. The protesters demand the resignation of Dina Boluarte – who arrived at the head of the country following the dismissal in early December of the socialist Pedro Castillo -, a new Parliament and the immediate holding of elections, already advanced from 2026 to April 2024.
The Puno region, which borders Bolivia, is the epicenter of protests in the country with an indefinite strike since January 4. The protests began following Mr Castillo was impeached by Parliament and subsequently arrested on December 7, following his attempt to dissolve Parliament, which was described as a “coup”.
AFP
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