Despite the state of emergency declared by the government, demonstrations and blockades continue in the south of the country.
About 40 roads in Peru were blocked on Thursday, January 5 by protesters who resumed anti-government protests in Peru Dina Boluarte, after the armistice for the December celebrations.
According to the Superintendence of Land Transportation of People, Cargo and Goods (SUTRAN) and the report of the Management and Monitoring Center, these 40 points where traffic is suspended affect six regions of the country.
This is the second straight day after demonstrations resumed on Wednesday demanding the resignation boluartethe release of the deposed President Pedro Castillo, the closure of Congress and an election advance for this year.
Despite the state of emergency in force since December, the disaffected took to the streets with rocks, sticks and bicycles to block the streets, while local media reports a low police presence.
Tensions over the response of public forces were the order of the day as the crackdown on protests over the previous days had left more than 20 people dead.
Indeed, the prosecutor on Wednesday Patricia Benavides, announced that a prosecutor’s subsystem would be created to investigate deaths related to the protests that had erupted since Castillo’s sacking on December 7.
“Since the protests began, prosecutors have been ordered to emphasize the investigation and determination of responsibility for the unfortunate events of December 2022. No life is worth less than the other, and no death should go unpunished,” said Benavides during his commencement of fiscal year 2023 address.
Mobilizations in deep Peru
The strongest protests take place in Southern Peru, political stronghold of Pedro Castillowho is being held in custody and has appealed to seek the annulment of the vacancy served in Congress.
In ika, The demonstrators occupied key points on the Panamericana Sur highway to make their demands heard. Hours later, the National Police blocked the passage to Paracas National Reserveas a preventive measure.
According to RPP Noticias, the blockades began on Wednesday evening and lasted until early Thursday morning in various sections of the Panamericana in the Álamo area, where Ica will be entered.
The protesters have obstructed vehicle traffic during the night and early morning this Thursday, and this morning there were also blockade posts in the sections of kilometer 290 in the Expansión Urbana and kilometer 299 in the Álamo area at the entrance to the city of Ika.
Due to the conflict, the transport companies have decided not to sell tickets to Ica or the cities of Arequipa, Moquegua, Tacna and Juliaca, where the protests caused buses and cars to break down.
in the department for apurimac, protesters from Aymaraes blocked a section of the Interoceanic Highway and the road connecting to Abancay for the second day. while in cusco, According to the police, 16 points were closed on different roads.
In Fist, In addition to the demonstrations, which also demand the closure of the congress, there was some destruction. One of them was committed by the malcontents at a toll booth while clashes broke out in Arequipa with police trying to clear one of the closed highways.
In June, In central Peru, a group of protesters blocked a section of the Pichanaki Bridge in Chanchamayo province, preventing trucks from passing.
