The announcement was made this afternoon at the end of the Council of Ministers session.
"On behalf of the government, I want to announce that, according to what President (Dina) Boluarte stated in Trujillo a few days ago, we have agreed to declare a state of emergency in the district of Lima, but also in the district of Lince," Otarola remarked.
Moreover, the head of the Ministerial Cabinet underlined that the respective supreme decree —approved by the Council of Ministers— will be published on Tuesday.
At the press conference held at the Government Palace, he explained that the measure aims to preserve businesses in said districts, since they are ravaged by serious crimes such as extortion, which seriously harms citizens.
In this sense, Otarola underscored that the control of domestic order will be in charge of the
Peruvian National Police (PNP), which will be supported by members of the Armed Forces, in accordance with the corresponding constitutional restrictions.