The death toll in Peru rises to eight after a week of protests

MADRID, 15 Dic. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The National Police of Peru has confirmed the death of a person during the blockade of a bridge in the Peruvian town of Chao, in the region of La Libertad, in the north of the country, raising the total number of deaths in the seven days to eight. of protests in the Andean State.

The dead person, a man, has received the impact of a stone on the head, a blow that has caused his death, police sources have detailed to the Peruvian newspaper 'La República'.

"There is a person who has been killed, but it is not by action of the Police, nor by a firearm, he has already been admitted to the morgue, the legal autopsy has been done, the death would have been due to a blow with a blunt object, A stone has fallen on him," the police authority said.

The death takes place amid the strong protests that are succumbing throughout Peru after the impeachment and arrest of former President Pedro Castillo on December 7. The demonstrators ask the new president of the country, Dina Boluarte, the dissolution of Congress and the calling of new general elections.

The Peruvian government has decreed a state of emergency at the national level for a period of 30 days as a response to the protests in support of former President Pedro Castillo.

Likewise, the Executive has declared an emergency in the National Road Network, allowing the Army to take to the streets in an effort to protect the country's strategic points, including airports, hydroelectric plants and other key infrastructure, such as highways.