Protests in Puno: death toll rises to seventeen due to clashes in Juliaca (La República [Spanish] - 1/9/2023)

Protests in Puno: death toll rises to seventeen due to clashes in Juliaca (Spanish)

(Updated at 22:00 Peru Time)

According to figures presented by the Ombudsman's Office, a total of 17 people, including a minor, have been killed because of the clash between protesters and the Peruvian National Police. Some victims remain unidentified.

Here is the latest news:

Ombudsman confirms a total of seventeen deaths from protests in Juliaca

The Ombudsman announced that the number of deaths from the protests in Juliaca has risen to seventeen.

This is the list of deceased victims in Juliaca:

1. MARCO ANTONIO SAMILLAN SANGA, 31, Juliaca (Puno)

2. CRISTIAN MAMANI HANCCO, 22, Juliaca (Puno)

3. REYNALDO ILAQUITA CRUZ, 19, Juliaca (Puno)

4. ROGER ROLANDO CAYÓ SACACA, 22, Juliaca (Puno)

5. EDGAR JORGE HUARANCA CHOQUEHUANCA, 22, Juliaca (Puno)

6. UNIDENTIFIED, 17, Juliaca (Puno)

7. UNIDENTIFIED, Juliaca (Puno)

8. UNIDENTIFIED, Juliaca (Puno)

9. UNIDENTIFIED, Juliaca (Puno)

10. NELSON UBER PILCO CONDORI, 21, Juliaca (Puno)

11. GABRIEL OMAR LÓPEZ AMANQUI, 35, Juliaca (Puno)

12. UNIDENTIFIED, Juliaca (Puno)

13. RUBEN FERNANDO MAMANI MUCHICA, Juliaca (Puno)

14. UNIDENTIFIED, Juliaca (Puno)

15. UNIDENTIFIED, Juliaca (Puno)

16. UNIDENTIFIED, Juliaca (Puno)

17. UNIDENTIFIED, Juliaca (Puno)

All seventeen of the dead were civilians. 

21:24 - 9/1/2023

Session of the National Agreement was suspended due to deaths in protests in Juliaca

Through the technical secretary of the National Agreement, Max Hernández, the suspension of this forum was reported after the Governor of Puno informed the Plenary about the deaths that had occurred due to the clashes in the protests in Juliaca.

"In this session, the members of the Council of State and almost all of the Regional Governors were present. At a certain moment, the virtual intervention of the Governor of Puno brought news of what was happening in that region and the dead. Under these circumstances, we could not continue with the session. The session has been suspended and we will have a new call," he announced.

20:38 - 9/1/2023

Cacerolazo as a protest in Puno

Residents of the city of Puno made a cacerolazo this January 9 at night. A cacerolazo (casserole in English) is a form of popular protest which consists of a group of people making noise by banging pots, pans, and other utensils. This action was in protest after the killing of sixteen adults and one minor by the Peruvian National Police during a protest near the Juliaca airport.

20:13 - 9/1/2023

One of those killed in Juliaca protests is a minor,

The number of deaths increases in Juliaca.  The Defensora del Pueblo (Ombudsman), Eliana Revollar, indicated that one of the deceased is a minor. 

19:35 - 9/1/2023

Vigils for dead and wounded citizens

Citizens of Puno and Cusco hold a vigil after the death of fourteen people in the city of Juliaca. They are also in prayer for the state of health of all the injured.

19:24 - 9/1/2023

Young people killed in Juliaca

Young people who came from other provinces to protest in Juliaca died. Doctors are waiting for their relatives. There are still people who lost their lives and remain unidentified. 

19:09 - 9/1/2023

Death of a medical intern reported.

A 31-year-old medical intern named Marco Antonio Samillan Sancca died amid protests in Juliaca. The victim joins the thirteen other deaths registered in the demonstrations against the government of Dina Boluarte in the Puno region. 

18:58 - 9/1/2023

Current list of dead and injured protestors in Juliaca clashes:

18:44 - 9/1/2023

Twenty-three injured police officers are reported.

Twenty-three members of the Peruvian National Police (PNP) have been reported injured because of clashes against protesters in the province of San Román. They entered the PNP hospital with injuries.

18:25 - 9/1/2023

Fourteen confirmed deaths in Juliaca.

The death toll rises to twelve due to clashes in Juliaca.

List of deceased:

1. Roger Rolando Cayo Sacaca (22)

2. Edgar Jorge Huaranca Choquehuanca (22)

3. Reynaldo Ilaquita Cruz (19)

4. Marco Antonio Samillan Sancca (31)

5. Yamilet Aroquipa Hancco (17)

6. Christian Mamani Hancco (22)

7. Heder Jesus Luque Mamani (38)

8. Nelson Uber Pilco Condori (21)

9. Gabriel Omar Lopez Amanqui (35)

10. Name not released. 

11. Name not released. 

12. Name not released.

13. Name not released.

14. Name not released.

18:03 - 9/1/2023

Defensoría Peru (Ombudsman's Office) issues pronouncement on deaths in Juliaca.

The Ombudsman's Office regrets the death of citizens due to the protests in the province of San Román (from Twitter):

"#Puno We regret the death of 9 people after clashes in the vicinity of the Juliaca airport, who were transferred to the Carlos Monge Hospital and the La Revolución Health Center. (1/2)

We request that the forces of order make a legal, necessary and proportional use of force and we urge @FiscaliaPeru to carry out a prompt investigation to clarify the facts. (2/2)"

17:27 - 9/1/2023

Death toll rises to nine after clashes.

The death toll rises to nine after protests in the city of Juliaca. They are citizens of different provinces of the Puno region.

The victims are mostly quite young. There are still unidentified people who lost their lives.

16:58 - 9/1/2023

Injured in health facilities in Juliaca

More than twenty injured are in health facilities in the province of San Román. Some of their relatives wait outside the establishments and accuse the forces of order of excessive repression.

16:20 - 9/1/2023

Four deaths are recorded because of clashes between law enforcement and citizens.

Four deaths are reported because of the clashes outside the Inca Manco Capac airport in the city of Juliaca. From the health establishments of La Revolución and the morgue of the Carlos Monge Medrano Hospital, health personnel confirmed the death of four people.

List of deceased:

  • Gabriel Omar Lopez Amanqui (35).
  • Edgar Jorge Huaranca Choquehuanca (22).
  • A male whose name was not released of approximately 38 years of age.
  • Roger Callo, approximately 25 years old.
15:58 - 9/1/2023

First death confirmed after Juliaca protests.

Indefinite strike in Juliaca.  First death is recorded after clashes between the National Police and demonstrators. This is 35-year-old Gabriel Omar Lopez Amanqui, who suffered a serious head injury and several injuries to his body.

The victim was helped alive on a motorcycle to the La Revolución post; however, after a few minutes it was confirmed that he no longer had signs of life.

Tags: #Peru #Juliaca #Puno #Protests #DeathToll #PNP
  

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