Peru’s new government declares police state amid protests


              Supporters of ousted President Pedro Castillo gather outside the police base where he is being held following his arrest and faces charges of rebellion on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022. Peru's new government declared a 30-day national emergency on Wednesday amid violent protests following Castillo's ouster, suspending the rights of "personal security and freedom" across the Andean nation. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
            
              Supporters of former President Pedro Castillo gather outside the police base where he is being held following his arrest and faces charges of rebellion on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022. Peru's new government declared a 30-day national emergency on Wednesday amid violent protests following Castillo's ouster, suspending the rights of "personal security and freedom" across the Andean nation.(AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
            
              Supporters of former President Pedro Castillo gather outside the police base where Castillo is held following his arrest and faces charges of rebellion on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022. Peru's new government declared a 30-day national emergency on Wednesday amid violent protests following Castillo's ouster, suspending the rights of "personal security and freedom" across the Andean nation. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
            
              Soldiers patrol in Arequipa, Peru, Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022. Peru’s new government declared a 30-day national emergency on Wednesday amid violent protests following the ouster of President Pedro Castillo, suspending the rights of “personal security and freedom” across the Andean nation.  (AP Photo/Jose Sotomayor)
            Soldiers stand guard in Arequipa, Peru, Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022. Peru's new government declared 30-day national emergency on Wednesday amid violent protests following the ouster of President Pedro Castillo, suspending the rights of people to gather and move freely across the Andean nation. (AP Photo/Jose Sotomayor) Soldiers patrol in Arequipa, Peru, Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022. Peru's new government declared 30-day national emergency on Wednesday amid violent protests following the ouster of President Pedro Castillo, suspending the rights of people to gather and move freely across the Andean nation. (AP Photo/Jose Sotomayor) Soldiers stand guard after clearing a roadblock to the airport, created by supporters of ousted Peruvian President Pedro Castillo in Arequipa, Peru, Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022. Castillo was detained on Dec. 7 after he was ousted by lawmakers when he sought to dissolve Congress ahead of an impeachment vote. (AP Photo/Jose Sotomayor) Soldiers stand guard after clearing a roadblock to the airport, created by supporters of ousted Peruvian President Pedro Castillo in Arequipa, Peru, Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022. Castillo was detained on Dec. 7 after he was ousted by lawmakers when he sought to dissolve Congress ahead of an impeachment vote. (AP Photo/Jose Sotomayor) Supporters of ousted Peruvian President Pedro Castillo protest his detention in Arequipa, Peru, Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022. Castillo was detained on Dec. 7 after he was ousted by lawmakers when he sought to dissolve Congress ahead of an impeachment vote. (AP Photo/Fredy Salcedo) Police arrive where supporters of ousted Peruvian President Pedro Castillo protest his detention in Arequipa, Peru, Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022. Castillo was detained on Dec. 7 after he was ousted by lawmakers when he sought to dissolve Congress ahead of an impeachment vote. (AP Photo/Fredy Salcedo) The relatives of 18-year-old Wilfredo Lizarme walk around the city streets with the casket that contains his body, in Andahuaylas, Peru, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022. Lizarme is one of the 6 persons that have died during the protests asking for general elections and the resignation of Peru´s new president Dina Boluarte and the Parliament, after an attempted coup by the now former President Pedro Castillo. (AP Photo/Franklin Briceño) 
              Truckers are backed up on the Pan-American highway because supporters of ousted Peruvian President Pedro Castillo are blocking it in protest of his detention, in Ica, Peru, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022. Castillo said Tuesday he is being "unjustly and arbitrarily detained" and thanked his supporters for their "effort and fight" since he was taken into custody last week. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
            
              Supporters of ousted Peruvian President Pedro Castillo arrive in a truck to help block the Pan-American South Highway to protest his detention in Ica, Peru, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022. Castillo said Tuesday he is being "unjustly and arbitrarily detained" and thanked his supporters for their "effort and fight" since he was taken into custody on Dec. 7. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
            A road sign lays in the street the day after protests that called for the closure of Congress, the resignation of the new President Dina Boluarte and for general elections in Andahuaylas, Peru, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022. Peru's President Pedro Castillo was detained on Dec. 7 after he was ousted by lawmakers when he sought to dissolve Congress ahead of an impeachment vote. (AP Photo/Franklin Briceno) Police stand guard outside the National Police base where ousted President Pedro Castillo is held for a hearing, facing charges of rebellion, on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022. Castillo was detained  on Dec. 7 after he was ousted by lawmakers when he sought to dissolve Congress ahead of an impeachment vote. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo) A police officer throws a tear gas canister at supporters of ousted President Pedro Castillo during a protest in Lima, Peru, Monday, Dec. 12, 2022. Peru's Congress voted to remove Castillo from office Wednesday and replace him with the vice president, shortly after Castillo tried to dissolve the legislature ahead of a scheduled vote to remove him. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia) Supporters of ousted President Pedro Castillo carry a fence to make a barricade during a protest in Lima, Peru, Monday, Dec. 12, 2022. Peru's Congress voted to remove Castillo from office Wednesday and replace him with the vice president, shortly after Castillo tried to dissolve the legislature ahead of a scheduled vote to remove him. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia) Peruvian President Dina Boluarte, center front, and newly named cabinet members gather for a group photo after their swearing-in ceremony,  at the government palace in Lima, Peru, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo)
Peru’s new government declares police state amid protests