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"We reject the political framework created by right-wing forces
against Constitutional President Pedro Castillo," the 10 member
countries - including Cuba, Bolivia, Venezuela, Nicaragua and
smaller Caribbean Island nations - said in a longer statement on
international events issued late in the evening.
"We repudiate the repression by the forces of order against the
Peruvian people who defend a government elected at the polls and we
call for dialogue ..."
Castillo was deposed and then arrested last week after lawmakers in
the opposition-controlled Congress voted to remove him from power
shortly after he illegally sought to dissolve Congress to avoid a
third impeachment vote.
Castillo's former vice president Dina Boluarte was sworn into office
after his removal.
Wednesday’s ALBA summit marked the 18th anniversary of its founding
by former presidents Fidel Castro of Cuba and Hugo Chavez of
Venezuela, both of whom are deceased.
On Monday, the governments of Mexico, Bolivia, Colombia and
Argentina called for the protection of Castillo's human and judicial
rights.
The Peruvian government declared a state of emergency on Wednesday,
a rare move to quell protests, which allows the armed forces to
assist police and curtails certain civil liberties including the
right to assembly.
Protesters are demanding Castillo’s release, that Boluarte step
down, the dissolution of Congress and new elections.
(Reporting by Marc Frank; additional reporting by Nelson Acosta;
Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)
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