March against Pedro Castillo: Seven arrested for riots in downtown Lima

The march against President Pedro Castillo on Tuesday, April 5 in the center of Lima became violent during the night. Some protesters attacked public institutions such as the Superior Court of Justice in front of the University Park. In addition, they entered a store of the Tambo+ store in the Camaná shrew to steal liquors and other products. As a result of the riots, the police arrested seven people who are in the Alfonso Ugarte police station in Cercado de Lima.

Members of this police delegation told the press that, of all those arrested, five will be reported for riots and aggravated robbery and the other two (including a minor) for the crime of riots.

THEY SEIZE EVEN A MINIBAR

The National Police reported that these people were seized fire extinguishers, minibar and keyboards from the judiciary. In addition, bottles of alcoholic beverages stolen from the Tambo+ store were also found, which was also looted.

The Minister of the Interior, Alfonso Chávarry, arrived at the Alfonso Ugarte police station and said that the social immobilization or curfew decreed for Tuesday by the Government was given because there were intelligence reports warning of acts of vandalism and acts outside the law.

In addition, he reported that he would also go to the police stations in Cotabambas, San Andrés and Monserrat to see if there were other detainees, as there were reported to be 15 in total.

25 INJURED POLICE

Meanwhile, about 25 personnel of the Special Services Unit (USE) of the Peruvian National Police (PNP) were injured by attacks with stones, sticks and bottles by a group of people during the demonstrations that took place in the vicinity of Abancay Avenue.

The police were taken to the Central Hospital of the Luis N. Sáenz PNP, in Jesús María, where they were diagnosed with minor contusions, resulting from blunt objects thrown by subjects who had infiltrated the march to commit vandalism.

The head of the Interior went to the police hospital to visit the affected police officers, whom he congratulated for their work in maintaining public order. In addition, it condemned the acts of violence that occurred during the mobilizations.

Chávarry Estrada said that the National Police will carry out the corresponding investigations to identify the perpetrators of the violence, arrest them and proceed to report them to the Prosecutor's Office.

ATTACK ON JOURNALISTS

On the other hand, the Association of Journalists of Peru expressed its rejection of the attacks that some media reporters suffered during the protests held in Lima.

“The Association of Journalists of Peru reiterates its condemnation against the vandals who infiltrated this Tuesday's demonstrations,” the union said.

“The misfits, oblivious to popular protest, attacked and robbed our colleagues. The strongest rejection of our institution,” added the statement released on social networks.

INJURED PROTES

According to the Ministry of Health, the balance left by the demonstrations in the capital was five civilians who suffered superficial trauma, in addition to the injured police officers mentioned above.

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