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On Monday, governments of Mexico, Bolivia, Colombia and Argentina issued a joint statement calling for the protection of Castillo's human and judicial rights
Castillo was ousted in an impeachment trial last week and arrested after illegally trying to dissolve the Andean nation's Congress, the latest in a series of political crises the world's second-largest copper producer has faced in recent years. Peru's Supreme Court met to consider the prosecution's request for preventative detention for democratically-elected Castillo after he was charged with rebellion and conspiracy, but it later suspended the session until Thursday.
Quick hits around the globe. in peru at least six people are dead in protests over expresident pedro castillo's impeachment. ment he denied had the accusations. south africa is denying the impeachment. torrential flooding. more rain expected today. the last semi-final of the world cup today will decide who will play in sunday's finals as france faces off against morocco at 2 p.m. the team will take on lionel messi and the argentine team that routed croatia. let's go to cnn's amanda davies live in doha, qatar. messi has confirmed this is his final world cup, amanda. >> reporter: yeah. the...
Seven people die in protests over the ouster of Peru’s former president, Pedro Castillo.
Respected. >> reporter: this is from lima to the southern part of peru where protesters have stormed the regional airport forcing it to close. in the mostly castillo strong hold, the violence has turned deadly with at least one person killed over the weekend. >> translator: the right wing has shown us it's brutal and violent. it does not see the masses. it is not aware people no longer believe in the politics. >> reporter: at the center of it all, this man. the pedro castillo tried to dissolve congress to avoid impeachment. hours later he was impeached and arrested. prosecutors accusing him of...