Protests in Peru over the arrest of Pedro Castillo have left 23 people dead

Peruvian authorities have updated the overall death toll after the demonstrations in Peru After the trial and arrest of former President Pedro Castillo, Raise to 23 total dead people

The Provincial Directorate of Health of the Province of Lima (Derissa) announced the death of another person due to clashes at Ayacucho Airport between protesters, who were trying to take over the terminal, against the Peruvian Armed Forces. “It was reported that, despite all the efforts of the health workers and doctors of the Ayacucho Regional Hospital, one of the injured people died in the early hours of the day,” Elderisa said in a statement, according to RPP radio.

In this way, the total death balance in Peru rose to 23, Of these, 14 occurred after the declaration of emergency issued by the Peruvian government last Thursday.

The latest deaths occurred amid violent protests across Peru After the trial and arrest of former President Castillo on December 7. The protesters ask the president Dina Boulwart dissolve Congress and call new general elections.

The Peruvian government issued a state decree A national emergency for 30 days in response to the pro-Castillo protests. Likewise, the executive branch declared a state of emergency in the national road network, allowing the army to take to the streets in an effort to protect the country’s strategic points.