Peru. In the midst of the political crisis unleashed by the change of government, Peru is plunged into an episode of violent protests, whose attacks have reached the headquarters of several media outlets, television channels and broadcasters, an issue condemned by the Consejo Nacional para la Prensa Peruana (CPP).
According to the CPP report, among the affected media are: América TV, Antena TV, ATV, Éxito, Huaura Digital Noticias, Latina, La República, NTN 24, Panamericana, PBO, Radio Maxima, Radio Las Vegas, Radio Stereo, RPP and TV Peru.
Where particularly the cases of America, Éxito and Panamericana, were characterized because they suffered destruction of their private property and the demonstrators put at risk the lives of the workers of these channels.
Likewise, the CPP said that in recent days more than twenty reporters have received physical and verbal aggression, in the middle of the media coverage of the protests throughout the country. And he ruled that "the violence exercised by demonstrators against communications professionals is a criminal act."
Channel N explained that although on December 12 a group that supporters of former President Pedro Castillo marched demanding his release and the closure of Congress "without attacking anyone," They was joined by another group with 'airy people', described as "vandals," who attacked the headquarters of the Prosecutor's Office and the Superior Court of Justice of Lima with stones.
Finally, the news describes the attacks on the media. "After turning over and attacking Éxito's truck, they stoned the studios of América Televisión and Canal N. They destroyed the windows just like they did on Channel 5."
