Pedro Castillo apparently detained by police and new president Dina Boluarte sworn in on day of high drama
The vote came after Castillo ordered a night-time curfew and the reorganisation of the judiciary and prosecutor’s office, which is investigating him for alleged corruption and influence trafficking – charges which he denies., and hours later was sworn in as the new president, becoming the first female head of state in Peru’s history.
“I strongly condemn this coup d’état and call on the international community to assist in the democratic re-establishment of democracy in Peru,”the foreign minister, César Landa as he announced his resignation. “Castillo took this decision without my knowledge or support.” Castillo’s announcement prompted comparisons with the notorious “autogolpe” or self-coup of April 1992, in which then-president Alberto Fujimori dissolved congress and sent soldiers and tanks on to the streets of Lima.
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