Thousands march in Peru, demanding resignation of leftist President Castillo

Thousands of radical took to the streets crossed Peru connected Saturday to request the resignation of embattled President Pedro Castillo, a leftist whose authorities is nether probe for corruption.

Carrying the Andean nation's vertically striped red-white-red emblem and signs with anti-government slogans, protesters marched towards the opposition-dominated Congress successful the superior Lima.

Castillo has called those who reason his authorities "reactionaries" and "the enemies of people".

Police with helmets and integrative shields launched respective teardrop state canisters successful an effort to disperse the crowds. There were nary contiguous reports of injuries.

Castillo, who took bureau successful July past year, has already survived 2 impeachment attempts. Opposition legislators are seeking a caller proceedings against the president adjacent though Congress recognized it would not stitchery capable votes.

"We spot a authorities progressive successful corruption and Congress doesn't react," said Lucas Ghersi, a blimpish lawyer who is 1 of the organizers of the march, called Peru Reacts.

In October, Peru's lawyer wide filed a law ailment against Castillo with Congress that the right-wing absorption hopes volition extremity successful his removal from office.

Discontent has been rising successful Peru. "I travel for my children, for my grandchildren, due to the fact that this authorities is becoming hell," said Maria del Pilar Blancas.

"They privation america to go 1 much Venezuela," she said, referring to the South American neighbour that went into an economical freefall.

Similar protests were held successful different cities crossed the country, including Arequipa, Chiclayo, Cusco and Trujillo, according to reports and images broadcast by section tv transmission Canal N.