Peru will unblock roads with the help of the military

The political crisis that Peru has been experiencing for some years has increased in recent months, with the outbreak of protests which followed the self-coup attempt by former President Pedro Castillothe last December.

Thousands of protesters from all over the country organized to take the capital and demand the resignation of the current president Dina Boluarteadvance the presidential elections and create a Constituent Assembly.

The mobilizations also caused blockades that hinder the passage on highways in eight of the 25 Peruvian regions, according to the authorities.

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The government of Peru announced that the Police and the Armed Forces will unblock the country’s highways in the next few hourswhich are causing shortages of basic goods and medical services.

“The Peruvian National Police, with the support of the Armed Forces, will unblock the roads of the National Road Network that are declared in a state of emergency,” said a joint statement from the Defense and Interior ministries.

“Till the date, ten innocent Peruvians have lost their lives as a result of this illegal actamong them an unborn child whose mother could not receive timely medical attention in La Libertad, a newborn in Puno and a child just 1 year old in Cusco who could not be treated either due to roadblocks,” the statement said.

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According to the ministries, the right to protest “does not authorize the obstruction of roads, much less can it overlap with the right to life of those people who need to be transferred to receive delicate treatments such as cancer or who need oxygen to reach their regions.” and medicines to continue living”.

(YO)