Peru prepares reparations for families killed in protests

The Peruvian government prepares reparations or support for the relatives of the people who died in the protests after the removal of President Pedro Castillo, as announced on Saturday by the Minister of Justice and Human Rights of Peru, José Tello. The government has reported 27 deaths in the seizure.

Tello explained that he will form a multisectoral commission “to see the issue of reparations or solidarity support that we are going to give to the bereaved” at the request of President Dina Boluarte, who succeeded Castillo, and the Prime Minister, Alberto Otárola, former Minister of Defense. by the armed forces.

He specified that the commission, which will meet on Tuesday, will include representatives of different ministries and civil society organizations, such as the National Human Rights Coordinator, and two representatives of the victims.

The compensation seeks “in some way to mitigate because a human life is priceless, it is only to mitigate a little some need,” Tello argued.

In a long televised message for Christmas, Boluarte once again lamented the deaths at the beginning of his government and asked citizens who want to protest to do so peacefully and not allow themselves to be “used” by “groups that seek to generate violence in the country.”

The protests, that have left 27 dead and hundreds woundedwere triggered after Castillo was removed from the presidency by Congress after trying to dissolve parliament with a televised message.

The ex-governor was arrested and remains in prison in Lima while the authorities investigate him for alleged rebellion and conspiracy. The demonstrators demand new elections, the closure of Congress and the resignation of Boluarte. Those closest to Castillo also demand that he be released.

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