Mexico Considers Asylum for Impeached Peru’s President
Mexico Considers Asylum for Impeached Peru’s President

Mexico Considers Asylum for Impeached Peru’s President

Mexico Considers Asylum for Impeached Peru’s President

Mexico says it is considering granting asylum to Peru’s former president Pedro Castillo, who was impeached and then accused of rebellion in a dramatic turn of events on Wednesday.

In a letter to Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador sent late on Wednesday, Mr Castillo’s lawyer requested him to “consider granting asylum. In the face of the unfounded persecution of justice bodies”.

Mr Castillo, 53, is now in custody in Lima. The two countries are now discussing the issue, says Mexican foreign minister Marcelo Ebrard.

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Mr Castillo was removed from office after he tried to dissolve congress.

Facing an impeachment vote, Mr Castillo announced he was dissolving the opposition-controlled legislative body.

But congress defied him, voted overwhelmingly to remove him from office and his bodyguards stopped him from seeking refuge at the Mexican embassy in the capital Lima.

Recall that Peru has a female president for the first time, after ex-president Pedro Castillo was impeached – hours after he tried to dissolve parliament.

Dina Boluarte – previously the vice-president – was sworn in after a dramatic day in Lima on Wednesday.

Earlier in the day, Mr Castillo had said he was replacing congress with an “exceptional emergency government”.

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