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127 People
Detained In Protests in Peru
Lima - The Peruvian National
Police on Wednesday detained 127 people during
protests and demonstrations against President Alan
Garcia's economic policies, police said.
Thousands of Peruvians marched on Wednesday to
demand the suspension of free trade talks with the
United States. The indigenous people were also
demanding the abrogation of some legislative decrees
which encourage foreign mining and oil companies to
invest in the rainforest.
According to Chief of Staff of the National police
General Miguel Hidalgo, protests and demonstrations
were staged in many parts of the country, and
protesters in some areas blocked the highways.
Of the 127 arrested on Wednesday, 42 people were
detained in Gran Lima, three in Callo province, 14
km to Lima, and the rest were arrested in different
parts of the country, according to the police.
In Lima, the protests have largely been carried out
with order, except for a brief block of roads
leading out of the city by tens of protesters in the
morning.
The traffic of road Fernando Belaunde and the
Aucayacu highway, which were blocked by 30
protestors since Tuesday night, has resumed, but in
Cusco province some roads were still blocked,
Hidalgo said.
Hidalgo said that only one civilian was injured in
the protests.
Thousands of Peruvians marched on Wednesday to
protest the pro-business policies of President
Garcia, who on Tuesday announced a cabinet reshuffle
after a violent demonstration by indigenous people
in Peru's Amazon region.
A total of 34 people were killed in the clashes
between the protesters and the police on June 5.
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