The Executive Branch has issued a supreme decree to extend the duration of the state of emergency in Puno region for 60 calendar days.
The decree provides that, during this period, the Armed Forces will be in charge of maintaining control of internal order, while the
Peruvian National Police (PNP) will support the Armed Forces on the achievement of this objective in the area where the state of emergency has been declared.
The decree will be applied within the framework of Subsection 1 of Article 137 of the Political Constitution, which establishes provisions concerning the restriction or suspension of the exercise of constitutional rights relating to the inviolability of homes, freedom of transit across the national territory, freedom of assembly, as well as personal freedom and security —included in Article 2 contained in Peru's Political Constitution.
In this regard, it provides that the
Joint Command of the Armed Forces (CCFFAA) will continue to assume the Unified Command of the Armed Forces and the National Police in said region, in accordance with the provisions of Legislative Decree No. 1136 (Legislative Decree of the CCFFAA), as well as Supreme Decree No. 004-2013-DE, which stipulates the scope of the Command in cases where the Armed Forces are responsible for maintaining control of internal order.
The regulation also provides that the actions of law enforcement agents during the extension of the state emergency includes protecting critical national assets, with the intervention and support of the Peruvian National Police, as appropriate.
Moreover, law enforcement agents shall protect public-private institutions and strategic facilities for the exploitation or transportation of natural resources, as well as roads, defined by the PNP.
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Published: 6/4/2023