Peru’s Prosecutor’s Office confirmed this Friday 42 killed, 531 injured and 329 arrested from the beginning anti-government protests It broke out in the country last December.
The Ministry of Interior said in a statement that among those who lost their lives 41 protesters and a policeman355 civilians and 176 agents were also injured, while one minor is among the 329 detainees. He added that this information comes from initial investigations by criminal, crime prevention and organized crime prosecutors.
The Office of the Ombudsman confirmed that 41 protesters died in direct clashes with law enforcement, in addition to the police, adding that seven others had died “due to incidents related to traffic accidents and road closures”.
In this regard, the prosecution stated that it has already been opened. 8 investigations with the aim of determining “who are responsible for these loss of life” in the protests. “There are 17 tax files for injured or injured citizens,” he said, adding that there are 80 more files for investigation “of those alleged to have committed crimes against public administration, riot, violence, defiance of authority and obstruction of public services.” . In addition, there are 3 more tax files regarding the attacks on the Public Ministry offices in the provinces in the south of the country. “In total, they started 11 preliminary inquiries Against those responsible for the violence that took place in Puno, Cusco, Arequipa, Apurímac, Ucayali and Lima regions.”
Ministry of Public Affairs, “investigations full respect for the law who rules the country and the defense of human rights with order, determination and speed”.
This Thursday night, the National Police and a team of prosecutors arrested the head of the Ayacucho People’s Defense Front (Fredepa) Rocío Leandro Melgar, its vice president Stefany Alanya Chumbes, and the organization’s secretary Alejandro Manay. pilaca Duration detainees have already been transferred to LimaThe Ministry of the Interior assured that Leandro Melgar “was part of the terrorist organization Sendero Luminoso and was arrested and imprisoned for participating in attacks in the 1980s and 1990s”. In the Ayacucho case, the Prosecutor’s Office is investigating the violence that led to the looting and burning of buildings of the Public Ministry, Judiciary, Bar Association and other government offices on December 15 and 16.
Protesters are demanding President Dina Boluarte’s resignation, Congress closing, general elections progress to 2023 and constituent assembly call.