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Peru president will not resign, apologises for protest death toll
More than 40 people have been killed and hundreds injured in protests that have rocked Peru since December.
14 Jan 2023
Peruvian President Dina Boluarte has apologised for dozens of deaths in protests that have broken out across the country in recent weeks, but insisted that she will not step down.
Speaking to the nation in a late night address on Friday, Boluarte lamented the violence that has killed more than 40 people since December – mostly protesters during clashes with security forces, but also a police officer burned alive in a vehicle – and injured hundreds more police and demonstrators.
“Some voices that have come from the violent and radical factions are asking for my resignation, provoking the population into chaos, disorder and destruction,” Boluarte said in the address.
“I will not resign. My commitment is with Peru,” she said.
More:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/14/peru-president-will-not-resign-apologises-for-protest-death-toll
