The Ombudsman of Peru confirmed this Thursday that a minor died in an event linked to the road blockade of anti-government protests on December 12 in Caylloma, in the southern department of Arequipa, bringing the number of deaths to 66 since The demonstrations began in December.
In its daily report, the entity reported that it was “verifying the data of a minor who died on December 12, 2022 in Arequipa,” during the riots that took place in El Pedregal. The younger died along with his mother, prosecutor Marizel Leonize Chamana, in a traffic accident on a road affected by clashesaccording to local media reports.
The day of December 12 was especially turbulent in the department of Arequipa, where anti-government demonstrators took over the airport, companies were looted, judicial offices were set on fire, and clashes with law enforcement. Thus, the protests, which demand the resignation of President Dina Boluarte, the closure of Congress and an advance of elections for this 2023, have so far left a balance of 66 people dead.
According to data from the Ombudsman’s Office, 47 people who participated in the protests died as a result of clashes, while a policeman died after being burned alive by protesters. Added to these victims are eleven deaths in events related to roadblocks, including the minor confirmed today, as well as a woman who died in the northern region of La Libertad, confirmed by the Police.
Likewise, Boluarte announced the death of another patient who needed to reach Lima but was held up in the blockades, and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (Acnur) reported the death of four Haitians, in addition to a confirmed unborn baby. by Unicef. With the confirmation of this death, there are at least six minors killed in the protests.
The mobilizations and roadblocks due to anti-government protests in Peru continue this Wednesday in 27 provinces, which is equivalent to 13.8% of the national territory, according to data from the Ombudsman’s Office, which so far has not recorded any clashes between protesters and law enforcement. According to the latest report from this organization, social mobilizations continue to be concentrated in the south of the country, in regions such as Cuzco, Puno, Arequipa and Madre de Dios, although a march is also called for this afternoon in the historic center of the capital. .