PERUVIAN PRESIDENT PEDRO CASTILLO ARRESTED AFTER ATTEMPTING TO DISSOLVE CONGRESS

Wed 07 December 2022:

After declaring the temporary dissolution of Congress on Wednesday, Peruvian President Pedro Castillo was taken into custody.

Castillo said in a televised speech that he would demand congressional elections to approve a new Constitution. The announcement was made hours before was to face an impeachment trial in Congress.

After his speech, the president was taken into custody. Castillo is seen being held by police on the street in a video posted on social media.

Despite Castillo’s announcement, lawmakers kept voting in favor of his impeachment.

Dina Boluarte was named as a candidate to assume the presidency.

The dissolution of Congress was been condemned by political forces, including the party that brought him to power, Peru Libre, and a series of Cabinet resignations followed.

Castillo has gone through two unsuccessful impeachments. He is facing investigations for allegedly committing crimes related to “criminal organization,” but Castillo has denied the allegations saying “economic interest groups” are looking to oust him.

Since 2016, there have been five presidents of Peru, including Castillo, who was chosen to lead the country from 2021 until 2026.

Pedro Pablo Kuczynski was the subject of an impeachment motion in 2018, however he resigned before the vote.

SOURCE: INDEPENDENT PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES

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