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Peru: Congress has not acted on prosecutors' complaint over 49 protest deaths; no one convicted as of late 2024
At least 49 people died in protests after the December 2022 removal of Pedro Castillo. On November 27, 2023 then Attorney General Patricia Benavides filed a constitutional complaint with Congress accusing President Dina Boluarte and her prime minister of first-degree murder over the deaths; a congressional committee must review such complaints.
Peru · outside your area7d ago