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Premier calls just claim failure of indigenous people |
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The holder of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers (PCM), Javier Velásquez Quesquén described as "failure" of protest mobilization undertaken by indigenous peoples of the northern Amazon on Monday 22 February. "The leaders of AIDESEP improperly trying to interpret indigenous communities, wanted to promote a strike in Jaen, Bagua and Yurimaguas, and the stay has been a failure," said the official.
Quesquén Velasquez emphasized that the leaders of the Interethnic Association for Development of the Amazon Rainforest (AIDESEP) not read the needs of the residents, and if not stated that he does understand that communities want a different relationship with the State through other mechanisms . "I say, very important that communities, as expressed at the time, want a new relationship with the Government and the State. In that sense what happened yesterday is a fact that we value, because it paves the way, "he said.
It further considered that this measure, observed in Bagua, Jaén Yurimaguas and Lima, was politicized. Quesquén Velasquez's statements were given after a meeting with the congressional committee investigating the clashes in Bagua on 5 June, which resulted in the death of 34 people, including indigenous residents, police and civilians.
The march on Monday was the first nationwide action led by indigenous leaders from the Amazon following the clashes of the curve and got Diablo 2 thousand people gather in the town of Jaén Cajamarca, approximately 2 thousand other Yurimaguas (Loreto) and 400 people in Lima.
In that sense, the native leaders blamed the executive for the low acceptance of people due to the strong contingent of police and army that went to the areas provided, intimidating residents to leave their homes. It should indicate the march was called to protest rejection of official report on what happened in Bagua, and request the return of their leader Alberto Pizango, who took asylum in Nicaragua to open a case against him as the alleged perpetrator of violence June 5. SOURCE: Servindi
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