Social protests and legal alternative after the presidential vacancy in Peru (Servindi - 12/23/2022)

Social protests and legal alternative after the presidential vacancy in Peru (full article)

By Antonio Peña Jumpa*

December 22, 2022.- The social protests that began after the presidential vacancy and the inauguration of the new president on 7 December 2022 in Peru, have increased in recent days. In addition to the protests and violence in the streets, there has been coercion by the forces of law and order, which, in their need to control internal order, has led to an increase in the number of deaths, affecting the legitimacy of the institution and the central government. What should be done legally?

Protests reached regrettable results in the region of Ayacucho on 15 December 2022. During a massive protest of the population (not only of alleged supporters of the former president or violent people) there was a confrontation with a group of soldiers that resulted in eight dead, forty-two seriously injured and twelve less seriously injured. (RPP audio news, 2022-12-16).

In other parts of the country, in the northern region and in the central region in particular, protests continued with a new number of deaths and injuries. In the Junín region, in the Amazonian part called Pichanaki, three deaths were reported in the last hours of 16-12-2022 (information from the Regional Health Direction of Junín, online).

Thus, in Peru, a total of twenty civilian deaths from acts of protest and five deaths from road blockades have been recorded, according to the Ombudsman's Office and the media (see Twitter of the Ombudsman's Office and La República newspaper online). (more) 

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