The move was seen by even his closest allies as “an attempted coup to cling to power,” and it was instantly ruled unconstitutional by the top court. The country’s military and police forces said that they would not support him.
“Any act contrary to the established constitutional order represents an infraction to the Constitution and will lead to the non-acceptance by the Armed Forces and the Police,” the Joint Command of the Armed Forces reportedly said in a statement. “The citizenship is called to remain calm and trust in the state institutions legally established.”
By the end of the day, his vice president, Dina Boluarte, was sworn in as president, and Castillo was placed under arrest.
“I reject Pedro Castillo’s decision to break the constitutional order by closing the Congress,” Boluarte said. “This is a coup d’etat that deepens the political and institutional crisis, and Peruvian society will have to overcome the crisis with a strict attachment to the law.”https://www.dailywire.com/news/perus-socialist-president-kicked-out-of-office-and-arrested-for-staging-attempted-coup-report-saysWow, socialists who respect their Constitution...what a rare thing!
