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Pedro Castillo is impeached and arrested after saying he would dissolve Congress and would rule by fiat; Dina Boluarte becomes country's first female leader
Lima, Dec. 7 (EFE).- The ousted president of Peru, Pedro Castillo, who is being prosecuted for an alleged coup attempt and conspiracy, was taken Wednesday to the Barbadillo prison in Lima’s Ate, where former president Alberto Fuijimori is serving a 25-year sentence. After being detained for several hours in Lima Prefecture, Castillo was taken to …
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Pedro Castillo was impeached, removed from office and arrested after attempting to cling to power by dissolving the country's parliament, in what some labelled a "coup" attempt.
The president of Peru was ousted by Congress Wednesday after he sought to dissolve the legislative body and take unilateral control of the government, triggering a grave constitutional crisis. FRANKLIN BRICEÑO Associated Press