limaPeru’s Prime Minister Alberto Otrarola on Tuesday imposed a nightly curfew in the southern Puno region after clashes between protesters and security forces claimed 18 lives on Monday, Anadolu Agency reported. Alberto Otarola said the three-day night curfew would last three days and run from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m. (local time) in Puno. The Peruvian PM’s decision comes after a crowd of around 2,000 people tried to storm the airport in the city of Juliaca, Puno region.
Protests have been taking place in Peru since December 7, when the country’s President Pedro Castillo was removed from office and arrested after trying to dissolve Congress, in an effort to avoid impeachment on corruption charges, according to news reports. taken. Protests erupted over the removal of Pedro Castillo from office, killing at least 47 people. Protesters have demanded early elections and Castillo’s release. Pedro Castillo is serving 18 months of pre-trial detention. On Monday, Peruvian President Dina Boluarte said she has already proposed to Congress to go ahead with the elections. According to the report of Anadolu Agency.
He stressed that violence and chaos can make things “difficult” and that anything can be achieved during peace. Peruvian Prime Minister Alberto Otarola has expressed grief over the death of the people. Anadolu Agency quoted Dina Boluarte as saying, “The only thing in my hands is bringing the elections forward and we have already proposed it.” “Anything can be achieved during peace, but it becomes difficult amid violence and chaos,” he said.