A new day of protests against the Government in Peru leaves at least eight injured and six detained

More than 21,000 people joined the day of protest called this Wednesday in Peru, in which eight were injured in clashes with the National Police and six were arrested, according to the Interior Minister, Vicente Romero, at the end of the mobilization in Lima.

The “social cost” of the anti-government campaign has been “low”, as reported by the minister at a press conference. Romero clarified that some 6,000 people who demonstrated did so for reasons other than the call for this day, which responds to the request for the resignation of the president, Dina Boluarte, and the closure of Congress.

When taking stock of the mobilizations in Lima and several cities in the country, the minister affirmed that “it is becoming evident that the vast majority of the population wants to work.” “We should be proud. It is a clear sign that our country is taking another course, people want to work,” he added.

Romero reported that one of the detainees is a person who threw a Molotov cocktail at the Police in Lima. These bombs are “to attack and kill the Police, but the body reacted well and this has not happened,” said the authority.

He also mentioned that several protesters tried to set fire to the Prefecture premises in the southern Andean city of Huancavelica, but that the Police managed to control the fire and had no major consequences. He also explained that of the eight injured, half are police officers. “We regret and hope that they are not serious and that in the next few days they will be in good condition,” he added.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health reported that during the protest demonstrations on Wednesday, 11 attentions were reported, of which 4 affected were treated by the health brigades in downtown Lima and that 3 were evacuated to the Dos de Mayo Hospital and have already been discharged.. The majority of those treated present bruises and wounds in various parts of the body.

Collective protest actions took place this Wednesday in 64 provinces with mobilizations and blockades, while marches and rallies took place in 59 provinces of the country. The march that took place in Lima went to Congress, after breaking through the police siege, and then dispersed through various arteries of the capital, with several points of confrontation in which the Police used tear gas to remove the protesters from the historic center.