The president of the Republic, Dina Boluartecommented on the performance of the National Police of Peru (PNP) and the Armed Forces (FFAA.) during the protests against his government raised last December and January.

In interview for Tradebroadcast this Sunday, May 7, Boluarte Zegarra said that, despite being the supreme chief of the forces of order, “she does not have the command” to decide on the protocols taken by these institutions, implying that the measures they opted for were within the parameters of their entities and that she would not have had the power to decide.

“(Neither) the ministers nor the president have the command to decide what protocols the armed forces or the PNP have. They have their own law, but also their own protocols. Who do they obey? Their orders. I can be the supreme commander of the armed forces, but I have no command, the protocols are decided by them”, declare for him local media.

dead in protests

Similarly, with regard to liability towards deceased During the protests, Boluarte mentioned that the corresponding investigations are carried out by the prosecutorbecause “that’s what there is in a rule of law”.

Asked about his political competence, the head of state He said the executive has taken action on the matter. However, he did not specify whether he was coming to question a minister on the behavior of the PNP or the army.

“We, as an executive, have taken the necessary measures. There have been changes of commands in the region, we have changed the Minister of the Interior, for example”, Shrunk

On the abuse of power

Regarding the accusations of abuse of power by the armed forces and the police, he pointed out that these institutions have their own legislative decree that supports and protects them.

“The police and the armed forces have their legislative decree that supports and protects them. As a government, we declared a state of emergency because the country was on fire”said.

IACHR Report

The current president also spoke out on the report of the IACHR, which concluded that there had been serious violations of the human rights during protests against him. In this sense, he indicated that it will only be considered as a political report.

“I will frame it as if it were a political report. (…) This is about work. What I know is true, and it must be recognized, is that the right told the truth: that there was a coup d’etat and that Dina Boluarte assumed the presidency of the Republic under the mandate of the Constitution, unlike the radical left, which wants to continue generating more disorder, more of chaos, sharp.

Thus, the current President of the Republic gave an interview in which she expressed herself, often for the first time, on the latest events which have sparked controversy under her government.