Peru’s Attorney General, Patricia Benavides, has filed a constitutional complaint against former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo before the Peruvian Congress on Monday for alleged crimes of rebellion and conspiracy.
The complaint covers not only Castillo, but also the former Prime Minister, Betssy Chávez; his predecessor in office, Aníbal Torres; and the Minister of the Interior, Willy Huerta, as reported by the Peruvian radio station RPP.
The Congress of the Republic has withdrawn this Monday the special immunity of former president Castillo, thus lifting the prerogative of impeachment that the Andean president had enjoyed until now.
Last Wednesday, Castillo announced the dissolution of the Parliament -to avoid a motion of censure against him- and the implementation of a Government of exception. The measures did not obtain the necessary support to go ahead and, finally, the President was removed from office and arrested by the Prosecutor’s Office.
After this episode, the person who until then had been his ‘number two’, Dina Boluarte, was appointed President of Peru. This decision has aroused unease among certain sectors of the population, who have staged demonstrations against it.
