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Peru: Attorney General to initiate preliminary investigation of President, Prime Minister

Photo: ANDINA/Juan Carlos Guzman

10:30 | Lima, Jan. 11.

Attorney General Patricia Benavides on Tuesday decided to initiate a preliminary investigation against the President of the Republic Dina Boluarte and Prime Minister Alberto Otarola over the deaths that occurred during protests in Peru.

Similarly, the investigation includes Ministers Victor Rojas (Interior) and Jorge Chavez (Defense).

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La Fiscal de la Nación dispuso iniciar investigación preliminar contra la presidenta de la República, Dina Boluarte; presidente del Consejo de Ministros, Alberto Otárola; ministro del Interior, Víctor Rojas; ministro de Defensa, Jorge Chávez. pic.twitter.com/IPjwWuWbQg
— Ministerio Público (@FiscaliaPeru) January 10, 2023

Via the Public Ministry's Twitter account, it was announced that this preliminary investigation also includes Pedro Angulo, in his capacity as ex-Prime Minister; and Cesar Cervantes, in his capacity as ex-Minister of Interior.

"The preliminary investigation is due to the alleged crimes of genocide, qualified homicide, and serious injuries, committed during the demonstrations (held) in the months of December 2022 and January 2023 in Apurimac, La Libertad, Puno, Junin, Arequipa, and Ayacucho regions," the Public Ministry reported.

La investigación preliminar es por los presuntos delitos de genocidio, homicidio calificado y lesiones graves, cometidos durante las manifestaciones en los meses de diciembre de 2022 y enero de 2023 en las regiones de Apurímac, La Libertad, Puno, Junín, Arequipa y Ayacucho.
— Ministerio Público (@FiscaliaPeru) January 10, 2023

Yesterday, the Attorney General indicated that her office had opened a new prosecutorial investigation file on the events registered in Peru's southern Puno region over recent days.

In remarks to the press made from the city of Trujillo, the Public Ministry head pointed out that this comes in addition to the inquiries regarding the deaths registered during the demonstrations and riots held in December 2022.

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Published: 1/11/2023

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