Friends and family of nearly 200 people arrested during a protest against Peru’s government waited outside a Lima detention center Sunday searching for any news of their loved ones.
LIMA, Peru –
A day earlier, an armored police vehicle rammed through a metal gate to the University of San Marcos, where numerous protesters had set up a temporary camp.“I have not slept,” Quispe said, worried about the fate of her brother. “He sent me a message through WhatsApp to say he was arrested.” She has been in power since early December when her predecessor, Pedro Castillo, was ousted from office and arrested for attempting to dissolve Congress and rule by decree.
Carrying bowls of chicken soup, bread, containers of water, and toiletries, some 30 family members of the detained came to the DIRCOTE headquarters, asking for permission to deliver the food and hygiene materials to their loved ones.“We have come to Lima to make them respect our rights,” said Hector Apaza, who arrived from an area near Puno, the high mountain border city with Bolivia.
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