Peru: Prime Minister Otárola blames Armed Forces in protests: "I had no competence in the areas that intervened" (La República [Spanish] - 3/4/2023)
Peru: Prime Minister Otárola blames Armed Forces in protests: "I had no competence in the areas that intervened" (Spanish) Prime Minister tells the Prosecutor's Office that "in exclusive operational matters, the one who acts is the Joint Command", pointing to the Armed Forces after the fifty deaths under the management of President Dina Boluarte, whom he also contradicted. Laura Vasquez, La República Avoiding responsibility. The head of the PCM, Alberto Otárola Peñaranda, testified before the National Prosecutor's Office as part of investigations initiated against him and President Dina Boluarte for the alleged crime of genocide after more than fifty deaths in different regions of the country during protests against the current government. In the interview, Otárola evaded his responsibilities for the Ministry of Defense, despite his position as Minister of Defense at the beginning of Boluarte's term and, instead, attributed the consequences to Peru's...