"Social media images showed gunshot wounds and clouds of smoke as protesters threw stones using slings and used metal plates as shields," the Guardian reported. "Other footage appeared to show a man being given CPR and images of injured protesters arriving at the hospital. A boy died in an ambulance that had been blocked from reaching the hospital by protesters."
Ismael Cornejo, Puno's regional health director, meanwhile, told local radio station RPP that some of the victims had bullet wounds. The 17 deaths brought to 39 the total number of casualties from the anti-government protests that started in December 2022. The removal and arrest of former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo on the ground of "permanent moral disability" sparked the protests. The socialist Castillo attempted to dissolve the country's Congress and rule by decree on Dec. 7 to prevent his impeachment over multiple corruption allegations, but failed in this endeavor. He was subsequently impeached and replaced by Vice President Dina Boluarte. Castillo, who is serving 18 months in pre-trial detention on charges of rebellion and conspiracy, denied the accusations leveled against him. He also insisted that he is still the legitimate president of Peru. Boluarte will remain in the position until July 2026, when Castillo's term was originally set to expire. But supporters of her predecessor have not taken too kindly to her presidency. Pro-Castillo protesters organized demonstrations beginning in December 2022, demanding early elections and release from prison. They also called for Boluarte to step down from her post, arguing that she was not elected by the people. Many of the anti-Boluarte protests, including the one on Jan. 9, have turned violent. (Related: Protests rock Argentina as socialist government cuts subsidies.)Alex Jones: Davos elites have declared war against “right-wing” groups for exposing globalist plan
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