US EditionState Violence Allegations Mount Against Peru's Boluarte Amid Probe Into 75 Protest Injuries, 69 Deaths
- On May 16, 2025, Peru’s Prosecutor’s Office submitted a constitutional accusation targeting President Dina Boluarte and six of her former cabinet members for their role in authorizing excessive force during protests that took place between 2022 and 2023.
- The complaint stems from protests sparked by President Dina Boluarte assuming office after Pedro Castillo was dismissed in December 2022 due to his attempt to dissolve Congress.
- The protests resulted in violent clashes causing 69 civilian deaths, over 1,800 injuries, and 75 documented cases allegedly linked to lethal police and military tactics.
- Internal police documents authorized the use of deadly force to remove so-called 'human obstacles,' violating established protocols, while gunfire was responsible for a significant portion of fatalities during protests, predominantly affecting Indigenous-majority rural areas.
- The complaint highlights ongoing political tensions and could impact Peru’s governance and investor confidence amid stalled legislative approvals and persistent unrest.
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Peruvian Prosecutor's Office's Vendal of Complaints Against President Boluarte: Five in 48 Hours
Three constitutional denunciations in one day. Five in 48 hours. The Peruvian Prosecutor’s Office has further embittered President Dina Boluarte’s trip to the Vatican with a gale...
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Santa Maria TimesProsecutor Files Complaint Against Boluarte Before Congress for Allegedly Abandoning the Presidency to Undergo Surgery
Associated Press LIMA (AP) — Peru’s attorney general on Friday sent a complaint to parliament against President Dina Boluarte, seeking trial at the end of her term for alleged crimes of dereliction of duty and abandoning her post to undergo several cosmetic surgeries without notifying Congress or her ministers. Boluarte, whose term ends in July 2026, has other complaints before parliament for alleged illicit enrichment, collusion, and responsibi…
State Violence Allegations Mount Against Peru's Boluarte Amid Probe Into 75 Protest Injuries, 69 Deaths
Peru’s Prosecutor’s Office filed a constitutional complaint against President Dina Boluarte and six former ministers on Friday, accusing them of overseeing excessive force during 2022-2023 anti-government protests. The complaint cites 75 documented injuries and links state security actions to violent clashes that killed 69 civilians and injured over 1,800. Former Prime Ministers Pedro Angulo Arana […]
Prosecutor's Office Denounces Dina Boluarte and Six Former Peruvian Ministers for Serious Injuries to 75 Protesters
Neither the swearing-in of a new Cabinet nor the authorization of Congress to travel to the Vatican and attend the beginning of the pontificate of Pope Leo XIV have been able to oxygenate the Government. On Thursday, the Attorney General's Office filed a third constitutional complaint against President Dina Boluarte and six former ministers of her first executive for being alleged responsible for the crimes of minor and serious injuries to 75 vi…
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