Killa Sotelo, sister of the young man who died in the protests against Manuel Merino's government, Inti Sotelo, has called for a 'Tweet' to demand the departure of the current Minister of the Interior, Alfonso Chávarry.
Through a Twitter post, the young woman said that her presence in the ministry would have weakened the “struggles” that many in Lima and the provinces have. In addition, he also mentioned the murders, referring to the at least six deaths and multiple injuries of the latest proposals, in the context of the carriers in various regions of the country.
“Now it will be our objective Chavarry, who since he was appointed he could not contribute anything and rather would subtract from the many struggles that many families and citizens have been pursuing either in Lima Capital and Province who have been murdering many compañerxs”, wrote in a tweet, with an image of the minister, calling for this form of virtual protest.
“Our slogans: -Police reform -Down with the law of the easy trigger -Punishment of the different police officers who violate human rights, we know that because they belonged to the police it will hardly be impartial or objective,” he said.
It is recalled that Killa's brother, Inti, died due to the police repression that was experienced in the November 2020 protests, in Lima. Since then, the Sotelo family has been speaking out against police repression and violence.
The Pedro Castillo government has recently been criticized for the way it acted in the face of protests in various regions, during the stoppage of carriers, which began on March 28.
In this regard, the Minister of the Interior, Alfonso Chávarry, considered that the Executive did not have the responsibility.
“The responsibility lies with the demonstrators, those who hold the demonstrations and allow vandals and criminals who attack private property and individuals to infiltrate their ranks,” he said.
WHO WERE THE FATALITIES IN THE PROTESTS?
So far there are six known fatalities of these protests. The first ones were recorded in Junín. The body of a 13-year-old teenager was found on the banks of the Yacus River, in the province of Jauja. The minor was said to have fallen into the river while escaping from police officers.
Candy Magaly Hinostroza de la Cruz is the second victim of the demonstrations in Junín. The teacher who died after being run over by Hans Oré at the height of the Las Balsas bridge, in Concepción. The third victim was an 82-year-old man, identified as Jorge Maldonado Landeo, from the district of Huaripampa (Jauja), who died because he had not received his haemodialysis treatment in a timely manner at the Essalud-Huancayo hospital, as the ambulance was unable to move forward.
On the night of April 2, Minister Chávarry confirmed the death of four citizens, but stressed that these did not occur as a result of clashes with the PNP. “There are four dead, one who died because he could not be helped, was going to the hospital; a child who falls on the bridge, and two in traffic accidents, they are hit by the same vehicles that were on strike, there has been nothing else, there are four,” he said.
On April 5, ina href="https://www.infobae.com/america/peru/2022/04/06/paro-de-transportistas-se-reporta-un-muerto-en-huanuco-producto-de-las-protestas/" rel="noopener noreferrer" Huánuco, an 18-year-old boy identified as Alexander Trujillo Nolasco was reportedly hit in the head by a tear gas shell. Trujillo Nolasco was taken on a motorcycle to the Ambo health center, where they certified his death.
The last recorded victim died on 6 April, during clashes over the blockade of roads in Ica. He was identified as Yhony Quinto Contreras, a 24-year-old boy who received a stray bullet hit in the head, causing him to lose his life at that very moment.
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