Genocide investigation opened against Peru president after protest deaths (The Guardian - 1/11/2023)


Peru’s top prosecutor’s office said it has launched an inquiry into new president Dina Boluarte and members of her cabinet to investigate allegations of genocide after violent clashes that have seen at least 40 killed and hundreds injured since early December.

The new government, however, won a vote of confidence in Congress by a wide margin on Tuesday evening. A loss would have triggered a cabinet reshuffle and the resignation of prime minister Alberto Otarola.

The inquiry comes after 17 civilians were killed in the country’s southern Puno region on Monday – the most lethal day of protests since former president Pedro Castillo was ousted and detained last month. The violence continued on Tuesday with a police officer dying after his car was torched. (more) 

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