The former president of Peru, Pedro Castillo, reappeared on his official Twitter account after the authorities arrested him for rebellion and attempting to breach constitutional order.
The recently vacated president decided to start his thread of posts by assuring that he is still the same person that the Peruvian people elected as leader of the nation 16 months ago.
Castillo acknowledged that he is currently going through his most difficult time since he was elected president. However, he did not admit to having committed any crime. In fact, he said he felt "humiliated, incommunicado, mistreated" and even considered himself "kidnapped" by the Peruvian justice system.
Querido pueblo peruano, grandioso y paciente: pic.twitter.com/4IbZbhnM5D
— Pedro Castillo Terrones (@PedroCastilloTe) December 12, 2022
The former president did not accept his impeachment and assured that he remains "unconditionally faithful to the popular and constitutional mandate," which, according to him, he still holds as president of Peru.
"I will not resign or abandon my high and sacred functions," he said.
Castillo also referred to the current president, Dina Boluarte, as "a usurper" and asked the people not to fall into her game of new elections.
"Enough abuses! Constituent Assembly now! Immediate freedom!" were the last sentences with which he ended his letter.
Lo dicho recientemente por UNA USURPADORA no es más que los mismos mocos y babas de la derecha golpista.
Por lo que el pueblo no debe caer en su juego sucio de nuevas elecciones.
¡Basta de abusos!
¡Asamblea Constituyente ahora!
¡Libertad inmediata! (4/4)— Pedro Castillo Terrones (@PedroCastilloTe) December 12, 2022
After Pedro Castillo was arrested and removed from office by Congress, Boluarte, who served as vice-president, was sworn in as the first head of state and one of her first decisions was proposing to bring forward the elections to April 2024.
To this end, the current president said she would submit a bill to Congress to reform the political system so that Peruvians could once again democratically decide who will govern their nation.
🇵🇪 Presidenta @DinaErcilia Boluarte en mensaje a la nación: "La patria está viviendo horas difíciles. Al asumir el mando presidencial señalé que mi gobierno buscaría el diálogo, el entendimiento, la concertación y los consensos entre todos y para todos. Sin exclusiones". pic.twitter.com/h5gyeqzBft
— Presidencia del Perú 🇵🇪 (@presidenciaperu) December 12, 2022
This decision came after several days of intense crisis due to protests across the country which left two dead and at least 30 injured.
