The Executive Branch on Tuesday declared mandatory curfew in Puno for a 3-day period in order to safeguard the lives and integrity of citizens of this southern Peruvian region,
Within this framework, the high-ranking official reiterated that the Executive Branch will provide all support so that the Public Ministry and the Judiciary can do their job.
"Today, a supreme decree was approved by the Council of Ministers declaring mandatory curfew in Puno for a period of three days, from 8:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. with the aim of safeguarding the lives, integrity, and freedom of all citizens of Puno," he said.
National mourning
The
Cabinet chief announced that the Government, by
approving a supreme decree, also declared that
January 11 will be a working national mourning day.
"And flags will be flown at half-mast, in homage and respect to the fallen, especially those who are not made visible by the press and who have suffered; I mean the members of the Armed Forces and the National Police of Peru," he indicated.
Dead police agent
The
Prime Minister specified that on Monday night around 11:45 p.m. (local time), in the vicinity of San Martin School, in Juliaca, a group of protesters retained a patrol car from the National Police of Peru's Emergency Unit.
"Once the police have arrived, it was found that one had been beaten and handcuffed and another one, Jose Luis Soncco, unfortunately had died burned alive in his patrol car. I deplore this action against law enforcement agents. We call for peace, we cannot murder one another," he said.
High-level Commission
Moreover, the
Prime Minister announced that a High-level Commission from the Executive Branch traveled to Puno earlier today —the same one that is made up of the head of advisers to the Presidential Office; the Deputy Ministers of Governance, Health, and Justice; among others— to establish a dialogue channel.
"We report that a set of medicines, a half a ton of tools, surgical material, among others, are at Juliaca airport and cannot be transferred to hospitals. Thus, we call on authorities and protesters, who are preventing their transfer, so that these medicines can arrive at hospitals," he emphasized.