Peruvian President Dina Boluarte said Thursday she will provide all necessary resources to prosecutors so they can investigate the more than two dozen deaths during protests that have rocked Peru following the ouster of her predecessor.
during the protests and another six have died in traffic accidents related to street blockades, according to government data.
Castillo was arrested and remains in pretrial detention while under investigation on rebellion and conspiracy charges. His ouster led to days of sometimes violent protests in Peru.that granted security forces special powers and limited freedoms such as the right to assembly. found several cases of people who were shot dead in the city of Ayacucho after the military moved into the region to wrest back control.
In the days after Castillo's ouster, the leftist governments of Argentina, Bolivia, Mexico and Colombia issued a Castillo's family have received asylum in Mexico, while Mexican authorities have offered Castillo protection as well, Mexico has said.and ordered him to leave the country earlier this month, for what it considered Mexico's meddling in Peru's internal affairs.
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