Country reeling as police unleash deadly violence on Pedro Castillo’s supporters, ramping up anger and inciting more protests and blockades
in more than a month of anti-government protests. Under curfew, the city was subdued on Wednesday as mourners, in their thousands, followed the caskets of at least 17 protesters and bystanders who had been killed - without exception - by gunshot wounds.
The dead included a 31-year-old medical student who was helping an injured protester and a 17-year-old girl who volunteered at an animal shelter. The remains of a police officer were also found in a burned-out patrol car. His companion, who suffered head injuries, says they were attacked by a mob.Candia was mortally wounded as protesters tried to storm the airport in Cusco, the gateway to Machu Picchu, the country’s pre-eminent tourist attraction.
In poor, largely indigenous Puno, where close to 90% of the population voted for Castillo in 2021 on his promise to lift up the poor, Governor Richard Hancco said dialogue with Boluarte’s government was out of the question.“For us, this is a murderous government. There is no value given to life,” Hancco said. “It is completely unacceptable that a government causes more than 40 deaths and there has not been a single resignation.
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