Peru's Temporary Government Sets Emergency Status In The Capital City

Former Peru President Dina Bouarte who was impeached by parliament/DOK PHOTO via Wikimedia Commons

JAKARTA - Peru's interim government announced it would establish an emergency status in the capital Lima after major protests led by young people led to clashes and killed one person and injured more than a hundred others.

Riots broke out after lawmakers impeached former President Dina Bouarte last week amid growing public anger over corruption and increasingly rampant crimes.

New Prime MinisterOVER Alvarez said the move would cover the Metropolitan Five area to restore order after clashes around the Congress building claimed lives.

Reported by ANTARA from Anadolu, Friday, October 17, the local police confirmed that a 32-year-old rapper, Eduardo Ruiz, was shot dead by officers during the clashes on Wednesday.

The officer has been detained and will be dismissed from his post, according to the National Police Chief.

It was reported that 113 people, including 84 police officers, were injured as demonstrators tried to penetrate the security barricades.

Thousands of young protesters who are members of theGeneration Z movement took to the streets demanding firm action against corruption, extortion and violence involving gangs.

Social and political dissatisfaction in Peru continues to increase. The removal of Bouarte from office or appointment of the President while Jose Jeri has not been able to calm the situation in the country.

Tensions are mounting with the appointment of a new cabinet led by Alvarez, who previously drew controversy because he had equated demonstrators from Generation Z with terrorists on social media.