LIME – A protester died in a massive protest in Lima, after being shot, the origin of which remains under investigation. According to the consolidated balance sheet of the authorities released this Thursday, the total number of injured amounts to 113 among police officers and civilians.
Thousands of people, led by the Generation Z youth group, marched against Congress and the newly installed government of José Jerí, amid growing social repudiation of the rise of organized crime.
The mobilization led to violent clashes when protesters tried to tear down security fences blocking access to Parliament.
Political crisis
The insecurity crisis precipitated the dismissal of former president Dina Boluarte, who was removed in an express impeachment trial on October 10.
Jerí, 38 years old and until then president of Congress, assumed the government on a temporary basis until July 2026, when he must hand over power to the president elected in the general elections next year.
During the clashes on Wednesday night, Eduardo Ruiz, 32, lost his life after being hit by a bullet.
In a statement released this Thursday, the Peruvian prosecutor’s office assured that it seeks to “clarify the circumstances” of the death. The Public Ministry ordered the collection of audiovisual and ballistic evidence in the area of the incident, which occurred “in the context of serious human rights violations.”
The National Human Rights Coordinator (CNDHH) indicated that Ruiz “would have been hit by a shot allegedly fired by a police officer dressed in civilian clothes.”
The official balance also indicates that there were 113 injured, among them 84 police officers and 29 civilians, according to reports from the National Police and the government.
“There are 22 police officers who remain hospitalized because they have fractures,” declared General Máximo Ramírez to the RPP radio station.
A previous report from the Ombudsman’s Office reported 102 injuries. Meanwhile, “17 people remain detained” after the demonstrations, a CNDHH source reported this Thursday.
