Cuba: the dismissal of Castillo in Peru subverts “the popular will”

The Cuban President, Miguel Diaz-Canelpointed out this Friday that the dismissal and arrest of Pedro Castillo this week “It is the result of a process led by the dominant oligarchies to subvert the popular will.”

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Diaz-Canel wrote on Twitter that the oligarchy went against the popular will, that “he had elected his (Castillo’s) government in accordance with the Peruvian legal system.”

Castle ordered by decree this Wednesday the dissolution of Congress with the intention of establishing a national emergency government, but the order was rejected by the Justice – which interpreted it as an attempted coup – and the Peruvian Legislature dismissed him alleging “permanent incapacity moral”.

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Immediately after, Castle he was arrested by his own escort while on his way to the Mexican Embassy in Lima to request asylum. The until then vice president of Peru, Dina Boluarte, assumed the presidency shortly after.

In the first official reaction from Havana, three days later, Diaz-Canel added that “Cuba defends the principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of States.”

He added that “It is up to the Peruvian people to find solutions to their challenges on their own, by virtue of their legitimate interests” and stressed that their decisions “must be respected.”

The situation in Peru is the result of a process led by the dominant oligarchies to subvert the popular will that had elected their government in accordance with the Peruvian legal system.

— Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez (@DiazCanelB) December 9, 2022

Terrones Castle He will continue to be detained until December 13, as ordered by a Supreme Court judge, who declared the prosecutor’s request for this measure well founded while he is being investigated for an alleged crime of rebellion.

Castlea rural teacher from the northern region of Cajamarca, assumed the Peruvian Presidency on July 28 of last year, after winning the elections with 50.12% of the vote against the right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori.

At that time, Diaz-Canel congratulated him and wished him “success in his administration as president of Peru”.

Source: Elcomercio

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