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President of Peru Dina Boluarteannounces on the Tuesday before attorney general Peruvian, Patricia Benavidezas part of a preliminary investigation launched into the deaths during anti-government demonstrations that began

President of Peru Dina Boluarteannounces on the Tuesday before attorney general Peruvian, Patricia Benavidezas part of a preliminary investigation launched into the deaths during anti-government demonstrations that began last December in the Andean country.

Peru’s president confirmed on Twitter that the ruler “arrived at the prosecutor’s office to make statements regarding the investigations being monitored by the state ministry.”

boluart entered the headquarters of the public ministry about 8:50 am (13.50 Moscow time) on board a company car that entered unnoticed through the back of a building located on the central avenue abandon the banka few blocks from the Government Palace Lime.

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The head of state was quoted Benavidez testify in the investigation into the alleged commission of the crimes of genocide, qualified murder and infliction of grievous bodily harm, initiated against the highest bodies of state power Government Peruvian after dozens of deaths that occurred during the protests.

In this investigation, which is still preliminary, the current prime minister, Alberto Otarolaand his predecessor Pedro Anguloas well as the Minister of Defense, Jorge Chavezand former ministers of the interior Victor Rojas And Cesar Cervantes.

When communicating with high-ranking officials, the case is under the jurisdiction of the Prosecutor General. Benavidez and the Office of Illicit Enrichment and Constitutional Complaints is responsible for that.

Last weekend advocate Boluarte, Kelly Montenegrostated that the President had decided to appear at the summons at the headquarters of the public ministry, despite the fact that she had originally requested that her statement be made in virtual form.

Montenegro assured that Boluarte’s decision to “participate in prosecutorial proceedings has always been positive” and that “there was never any intention to impede or hinder the work” carried out by the Ministry of Public Administration.

Boluarte said last Friday that she would be “with great pleasure” to be called to testify when prosecutors notified her of the trial.

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PROTEST VICTIMS

Protests erupt in Peru after former president’s failed coup Pedro Castillo December 7 and continued from January with mobilizations and clashes with the forces of order, demanding the resignation boluartclosing of Congress, promotion elections Generals and the convocation of a constituent assembly.

In accordance with Ombudsmanat least 48 civilians died during clashes with law enforcement agencies, and police officer lost his life after being burned alive, and others 11 people due to protesters’ checkpoints.

Boluart confirmed another death for the same reasons, a patient who needed to get to Lima, but locksAnd UNICEF reported death child unborn beyond death Young womanr in the northern district of La Libertad, police said.

Otarola confirmed January 19 after death four citizens Haitians and a few days later the office United Nations High Commissioner for Refugeess (Aknur) raised the figure to seven citizens from that country, who found themselves in a difficult situation, faced with adverse climatic conditions and limited access to basic services.

Death this Monday 6 militarywho drowned while trying to cross the Ilawe River in the south of the country to avoid showdown with protesters from an area in the Puno region where roadblocks and strikes have continued since last January after a brutal crackdown that resulted in death 18 people in the city of Juliaca.

(EFE)

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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