Speaking to the press this Thursday, Álvarez, who is also president of the Council of Ministers, stressed that “it cannot simply be an ethereal declaration, but must be accompanied by a package of measures”.
Under the state of emergency, the armed forces may support the police in regaining territorial control and carrying out actions against organized crime. Some fundamental rights, such as freedom of assembly and movement, may be subject to restrictions.
Álvarez added that the interim president, José Jerí, instructed the Executive to prepare a package of measures as quickly as possible and that, when these are readywill make an official announcement. “No one here is covering up for anyone, no one is going to try to take insubstantial measures”, stated the minister, who “does not rule out” imposing a mandatory curfew in the region of 10 million inhabitants that surrounds Lima.
The announcement took place a day after at least one person died and more than 100 were injured during clashes that occurred in demonstrations organized by young people in several cities in Peru.
According to the news agency “EFE“, the victim, Rapper Eduardo Ruiz, 32, succumbed to injuries caused by a firearm during a demonstration in Lima.
The musician, known for ‘Trvko’he was Shot dead by a police officer who acted on his own initiative and will be expelled from the policeannounced the general chief of the Peruvian police, Oscar Arriola.
According to Peruvian authorities, more than a hundred people were injured, including 84 police officers, 29 protesters and ten journalists, in various parts of the country. At least 10 people were detained.
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