Pedro Castillo “is not a coup leader,” says Chilean Foreign Minister Antonia Urrejola

The ousted and imprisoned former Peruvian president Pedro Castillo “He is not a coup leader”, but he did break “constitutional norms”, said the chancellor of ChiliAntonia Urrejola, on the crisis in Peru to the news channel 24 hours.

“I think (Pedro Castillo) is not a coup plotter,” he said. Urrejola expressing the position of Chili before the crisis generated by the television message that Castle broadcast on December 7 in which he announced the closing of the Congressthe intervention of the public powers and that he would govern by decree, which was classified as a coup by opponents and even allies of his figure.

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Despite defending Castlefor Urrejolathe former president of Peru “did not comply with the constitutional norms that it should have complied with at the time” to order the dissolution of Congress.

“Peru It has a Constitution and within the constitutional norms the President of the Republic has the power to dissolve Congress, but under requirements that were not met in this case.” insisted.

The Peruvian Congress removed Castillo from office and in his place, then Vice President Dina Boluarte, whose government has been “officially recognized” by Chile, was sworn in, Urrejola asserted.

Castlea 53-year-old left-wing teacher, was jailed on charges of rebellion and conspiracy.

A week before the crisis in his country, the former Peruvian president visited Chili where he met with the also leftist president Gabriel Boric.

Massive nationwide demonstrations that have left 19 dead and more than 500 injured, demand the closure of Congress and the early elections in Peru.

Source: Elcomercio

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