Medical student among those killed during protests in Puno

At least twelve Peruvians lost their lives during clashes against the Peruvian National Police (PNP) and the Armed forces. Among these figure Marco Antonio Samillan Sangaa young intern who, according to a publication by the Peruvian Federation of Human Medicine Students, died after being hit by a pellet while helping the injured in the protests.

Through a publication from their social networks, the group of university students expressed their condolences to their partner’s relatives and announced that they will unite “in prayer for the rest of his soul, hoping that his loved ones find peace and resignation in their hearts in this moment”. Samillán was a human medicine intern at the National University of the Altiplano of Fist.

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The Federation demanded that the Head of State and the authorities involved stop “this massacre that has taken the lives of more than 10 people just today, Monday, January 9.” Until the closing of this note, authorities of the Puno health sector reported the death of at least twelve citizens. From the Ombudsman the figure of nine deaths in the vicinity of the airport of Juliaca.

Likewise, the Ombudsman issued a statement reminding law enforcement of their duty to “comply with current regulations and international standards on the use of force.” In addition, it requested that the necessary measures be provided to care for the relatives of the victims, as well as the injured, regardless of whether they are civilians, police or military. “We reiterate that it does not correspond to the PNP or the armed forces. resolve the conflicts that have been occurring,” the institution wrote.

At 6:00 pm on Monday, January 9, the Ombudsman confirmed the death of citizens protesting against the government of Dina Boluarte. This is how the government on duty exceeds 30 deceased in just over a month in power. The event has provoked the reaction of various figures who, in addition to calling for the convening of ministers or visible changes in the control of the protests, demand the resignation of the president.

the congressman Jorge Flores from Puno, the region where the deaths occurred on Monday, expressed his solidarity with the families of those affected. In addition to expressing their indignation and rejection of the actions of the Peruvian National Police (PNP) and the Armed forces, announced that it will request the summons of the defense and interior ministers before Parliament to provide explanations for what happened.

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Also from popular actionthe former presidential candidate John Lescano He called for dialogue to prevent the political crisis from worsening. “Mrs. Boluarte, there are not only injured policemen and a child who did not arrive at the Hospital, there are deaths and many injured residents; while the National Agreement meets with wide smiles, what a lack of sensitivity of this government”, the former parliamentarian from Puno wrote from his Twitter account.

Left-wing figures such as the former Mirtha Vasquez and Indicates Huilca They demand the resignation of Dina Boluarte. The president of the Council of Ministers during the government of Pedro Castillo He described the Head of State as incapable in his attempt to find a way out of the political crisis and denounced that it was she who allowed “more Peruvians to be killed.” “Stop the killing in Puno,” she wrote.