Two civilians shot by police from helicopter in Peru
Two civilians were killed, reportedly shot from a helicopter by police officials during protests in Peru.
Since December 7, thousands of Peruvians have been protesting in different parts of the country in rejection of the parliamentary coup that took democratically elected left-wing President Pedro Castillo out of office and led to his arrest.
Translated from Spanish via Google Translate:
“Two civilians killed at Andahuaylas airport in Peru
The fourth day of mobilizations in Peru left two dead, apparently shot from helicopters. After a ferocious repression at the hands of the police, in addition to the people who have been killed, several seriously injured have been reported.
At night it was reported that a girl had also died as a result of these attacks on the population.
The citizens continue in the streets with the request for the freedom and reinstatement of Pedro Castillo to the presidency, the closure of Congress, the Constituent Assembly and they do not recognize Dina Boluarte as president of the nation.
The Peruvian media from the beginning of the mobilizations chose to make these popular demonstrations invisible. The live transmission of the different marches was carried out by the alternative media and even by individuals with their cell phones and by the Facebook social network.
Given today’s violence, the major Peruvian media report a “confrontation between police and protesters”, when in reality what is seen in the images shared is that the police fire from helicopters at the civilian population, who as the only weapons they have are slingshots made of wool with stones. Scene similar to the way the Bolivian army repressed during the government of Jeanine Añez.
When seeing the images of the fire at the airport, the journalist named Lurdes from Latina Noticias says: “the fire in the stores is very serious, the black smoke, it is tremendous,” but does not mention the way in which the police acted as a massacre of the population, it does not mention the deaths or the seriousness of the injured residents.
Journalists from “Prensa la voz del pueblo” have broadcast live since the conflict began and minutes ago they suffered repression by the police. The inhabitants of the provinces who have been arriving in trucks and on foot for two days were also repressed by these tear gas to disperse the population “but we are not going to leave until this congress goes to jail”, a woman shouts indignantly. young man running through the streets of Lima.
The southern provinces of Peru are in rebellion, these areas of Quechua and Aymara peoples who in part are those who with their support have brought Pedro Castillo to the presidency are now demanding that the president be reinstated and that the national congress closes.”