Lima: over 200 students and protesters detained in PNP operation at National University of San Marcos (1/21/2023)
Lima: over 200 students and protesters detained in PNP operation at National University of San Marcos The Peruvian National Police (PNP) entered the National University of San Marcos (UNMSM) today, January 21, to remove protesters who had been staying there for three days. Protesters from various parts of Peru had been using the University to be part of the March to Lima, also known as the 'Marcha de los Cuatro Suyos'. Just after 11:30 a.m. this morning, PNP forces, led by an armored personnel carrier, stormed the entrance to UNMSM and arrested over two hundred students and demonstrators. University Dean Jerí Ramón had requested police intervention, after earlier indicating that the protesters could only stay in the facilities for a single night, according to the University Council. Later, in an interview with Latina Noticias, Dean Ramón stated police entered the University because there was an attack on security guards by the protesters. She said that she did not know that the...