{"id":527330,"date":"2022-12-15T09:46:41","date_gmt":"2022-12-15T06:46:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/perus-new-government-declares-police-state-amid-protests\/"},"modified":"2022-12-15T09:46:41","modified_gmt":"2022-12-15T06:46:41","slug":"perus-new-government-declares-police-state-amid-protests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/perus-new-government-declares-police-state-amid-protests\/","title":{"rendered":"#Peru\u2019s new government declares police state amid protests"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3bd6ee25ad9\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3bd6ee25ad9\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/perus-new-government-declares-police-state-amid-protests\/#%E2%80%9CPerus_new_government_declares_police_state_amid_protests%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Peru\u2019s new government declares police state amid protests&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CPerus_new_government_declares_police_state_amid_protests%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Peru\u2019s new government declares police state amid protests&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Peru\u2019s new government declared a national emergency Wednesday as it struggled to calm violent protests over President Pedro Castillo\u2019s ouster, suspending the rights of \u201cpersonal security and freedom\u201d across the Andean nation for 30 days.<\/p>\n<p>Acts of vandalism, violence and highway blockades as thousands of Peruvians are in the streets \u201crequire a forceful and authoritative response from the government,\u201d Defense Minister Luis Otarola Pe\u00f1aranda said.<\/p>\n<p>The declaration suspends the rights of assembly and freedom of movement and empowers the police, supported by the military, to search people\u2019s homes without permission or judicial order. Otarola said it had not been determined whether a nightly curfew would be imposed.<\/p>\n<p>Peru has been wracked by nearly a week of political crisis and unrest that have undermined stability.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"722\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/AP22348606368346.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A line of police heading towards a group of protestors in Arequipa, Peru on Wednesday, Dec. 14.\" class=\"wp-image-25019151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/AP22348606368346.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/AP22348606368346.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/AP22348606368346.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A line of police heading towards a group of protestors in Arequipa, Peru on Wednesday, Dec. 14.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The troubles have \u201cbeen increasing in such magnitude that the very idea of order, the very idea of authorities that can govern the country in some way is called into question,\u201d said Jorge Arag\u00f3n, a political <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a> professor at Pontifical Catholic University of Peru.<\/p>\n<p>The decree, he added, is \u201da way of wanting to recover a certain minimum stability, a certain minimum functioning of the country, but obviously it is also the recognition that without that use of force that cannot be achieved.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The defense minister said the declaration was agreed to by the council of ministers. It didn\u2019t mention\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/politics-peru-caribbean-government-21aa67f45364c7d1d7226bf0884167e6\">Peru\u2019s new president, Dina Boluarte<\/a>, who was sworn in by Congress last week hours after lawmakers ousted Castillo.<\/p>\n<p>Boluarte pleaded for calm as demonstrations continued against her and Congress.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeru cannot overflow with blood,\u201d she said earlier Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Referring to demands for im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>te elections, she suggested they could be held a year from now, four months before her earlier proposal, which placated no one.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/AP22348855217076.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A currency exchange shop worker is surrounded by riot police in Lima, Peru on Wed. Dec. 14. \" class=\"wp-image-25019155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/AP22348855217076.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/AP22348855217076.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/AP22348855217076.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/AP22348855217076.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A currency exchange shop worker is surrounded by riot police in Lima, Peru on Wed. Dec. 14. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Boluarte floated the possibility of scheduling <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> elections for December 2023 to reporters just before a hearing to determine whether Castillo would remain jailed for 18 months while\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/politics-peru-caribbean-pedro-castillo-impeachment-d3c498d4affaf6dfd3134d2d751ec26d\">authorities build a rebellion case against him<\/a>. The judge postponed the hearing after Castillo refused to participate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe only thing I can tell you sisters and brothers (is) to keep calm,\u201d Boluarte said. \u201cWe have already lived through this experience in the \u201980s and \u201990s, and I believe that we do not want to return to that painful history.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The remarks of Castillo\u2019s running mate recalled the ruinous years when the Shining Path insurgency presided over numerous car bombings and assassinations. The group was blamed for more than half of the nearly 70,000 estimated deaths and dis<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>earances caused by various rebel groups and a brutal government counterinsurgency response.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/AP22347597996052.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Protestors near the capital city of Lima, are calling for former President Castillo's immediate release from National Police custody ahead of a hearing. \" class=\"wp-image-25019150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/AP22347597996052.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/AP22347597996052.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/AP22347597996052.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/AP22347597996052.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Protestors near the capital city of Lima, are calling for former President Castillo\u2019s immediate release from National Police custody ahead of a hearing. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/politics-peru-caribbean-covid-6921c3c8bcf95f654b70d8de39dfc550\">Protesters have blocked streets in Peru\u2019s capital and many rural communities<\/a>, demanding Castillo\u2019s freedom, Boluarte\u2019s resignation and the immediate scheduling of general elections to pick a new president and replace all members of Congress.<\/p>\n<p>At least seven people have been killed, including a teenager who died Wednesday after being injured during protests in Andahuaylas, a hospital director said.<\/p>\n<p>All perished in the same kinds of impoverished communities whose\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/latin-america-peru-discrimination-government-and-politics-33f5b1ab4358a3a7a89014f3a817800b\">voters propelled the rural teachers union leader to victory last year<\/a>\u00a0after he promised a populist approach to governing.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Castillo was ousted by lawmakers Dec. 7 after he sought to dissolve Congress ahead of their third attempt to impeach him. His vehicle was intercepted as he <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a>ed through Lima\u2019s streets with his security detail. Prosecutors accused him of trying to seek political asylum at the Mexican Embassy.<\/p>\n<p>In a handwritten letter shared Wednesday with The Associated Press by his associate Mauro Gonzales, Castillo asked the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to intercede for his \u201crights and the rights of my Peruvian brothers who cry out for justice.\u201d The commission investigates allegations of human rights violations and litigates them in some cases.<\/p>\n<p>In the last week, protesters have burned police stations, taken over an airstrip used by the armed forces and invaded the runway of the international airport in Arequipa, a gateway to some of Peru\u2019s tourist attractions. The passenger train that carries visitors to Machu Picchu suspended service, and roadblocks on the Pan-American Highway have stranded trailer trucks for days, spoiling food bound for the capital.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/AP22348664530146.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Soldiers and a military vehicle in Arequipa, Peru on Wed. Dec. 14.\" class=\"wp-image-25019152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/AP22348664530146.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/AP22348664530146.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/AP22348664530146.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/AP22348664530146.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Soldiers and a military vehicle in Arequipa, Peru on Wed. Dec. 14.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Otarola on Tuesday said the total number of people \u201ccausing this disturbance\u201d has been no more than 8,000 nationwide, an estimate that vastly understates support for Castillo, who took office in July 2021 after gaining nearly 8.8 million votes to win the presidential runoff election by a narrow 50.1% share of the vote.<\/p>\n<p>Boluarte said Wednesday that 200 police officers had been injured in the protests. and she met with at least two of them at a hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to an officer with facial injuries, the president said that \u201cone group,\u201d which she did not identify, is leading the protests.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is a group that is pulling the uninformed community because, surely, many come out to this protest and do not even know what they are going out to protest for,\u201d Boluarte said. \u201cBut this smaller group that is behind them encourages them to come out with these violent attitudes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>By Wednesday, members of the armed forces had already been deployed to Arequipa and other areas outside Lima. Securing rural areas far from the capital could take longer.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/AP22348855068327.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Riot police surround the corner of Lima amid protests and the new government's suspension of &quot;personal security and freedom.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-25019154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/AP22348855068327.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/AP22348855068327.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/AP22348855068327.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/AP22348855068327.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Riot police surround the corner of Lima amid protests and the new government\u2019s suspension of \u201cpersonal security and freedom.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Five of the deaths have been in Andahuaylas, an Andean community whose impoverished residents have long felt abandoned by the government and occasionally rebelled against it. College student Luis Torres joined a protest of about 2,000 people there Wednesday as a few white vans carrying soldiers moved through the streets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis measure is disproportionate. It shows the political precariousness of the government that Mrs. Dina Boluarte is having now,\u201d Torres said. \u201cWe are all marching peacefully, for something fair that we are demanding. At least Andahuaylas will continue to fight.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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