Peru’s capital is reeling from an intense week of #pro_democracy #protests marked by accusations of #police #brutality. The #impeachment of former president #Martín_Vizcarra unleashed nationwide demonstrations and what analysts have called Peru’s worst #political #crisis in more than a decade.

Two protesters have been killed in massive pro-democracy demonstrations in Peru, the first deaths in nearly a week of unrest over the controversial removal of Martín Vizcarra as president and his replacement by a de facto government, seen by many Peruvians as a coup.
Protests have mounted demanding the resignation of Manuel Merino, the former speaker of congress who was sworn in as president on Tuesday, with tens of thousands of people filling the streets of Lima and dozens of towns and cities.
Jorge Amoros, the manager of Lima’s Guillermo Almenara hospital, confirmed on Saturday that one of the dead had apparently been shot at close range with a police firearm.Peru’s new president accused of coup after ousting of predecessorRead more
“He had multiple wounds in the upper third of the thorax, face and neck, apparently from buckshot,” Amoros confirmed.
A second male deceased was also reported to have died from wounds caused by a firearm.
Police detained at least 30 protesters on Saturday amid multiple reports of heavy-handed repression against largely peaceful demonstrators. The health ministry reported that more than 30 people were being treated for injuries.
Images from the massive protests on Saturday showed tanks, hundreds of riot police and clouds of teargas being used against protesters, as well as helicopters flying overhead in downtown Lima.
“There was irrational, abusive use of force in Lima. I demand that the president of the republic shows his face and gives explanations to the country,” said Peru’s human rights ombudsman, Walter Gutiérrez.

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