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    A Peruvian judge has ordered 18 months detention for ousted President Pedro Castillo

    The judge's decision came a day after the government declared a police state as it struggles to calm the violence in impoverished Andean regions that were the base of support for Castillo.
    by The Associated Press Dec 16, 2022 4 minutes

    LIMA, Peru — A Peruvian judge on Thursday ordered ousted President Pedro Castillo to remain in custody for 18 months as nationwide protests set off by the political crisis showed no signs of abating and the death toll rose to at least 14.

    The judge's decision came a day after the government declared a police state as it struggles to calm the violence that has been particularly fierce in impoverished Andean regions that were the base of support for Castillo, a leftist former schoolteacher, himself of humble roots.

    The ouster of the political neophyte whose surprise election last year brought immediate pushback from the political elite has drawn thousands

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