organisms They hold the president and the rest of the defendants responsible for the “massacre” of December 10 in Apurímacwhere in a few days there were at least six dead and 83 injured in that region amid anti-government protests where protesters demanded early elections.
The document maintains that they are criminally responsible not only the police officers who committed these crimes but also “the mediate perpetrators, who are part of the chain of command”because “it is not possible to commit a massacre without the support of the authorities of the highest level”. The complaint not only targets Boluarte but also implicates the then head of the cabinet, Pedro Angulo, and ministers of the Interior, César Cervantes, and of Defense, Alberto Otárola. It also includes the then General Director of the Police, General Raúl Alfaro; Chief of the Apurímac Police Front, General Luis Flores, and Chief of the Andahuaylas and Chincheros Police Division, Colonel Alexis Luján.
Context of political crisis in Peru
Since the dismissal of Pedro Castillo as president on December 7, In Peru there are intense protests and demonstrations that have left more than 60 dead in these two months. The claims are for an advance of the elections since a large part of the population is dissatisfied with the assumption of Dina Boluarte, who already raised a request to Congress to advance the elections.
However, the unicameral Congress In recent weeks, it has rejected more than half a dozen initiatives aimed at bringing the votes forward to 2024 Or even this year.
Source: Ambito
