Peruvian Prime Minister Defends State of Emergency Amid Rising Crime
Alberto Otárola, the President of Peru's Council of Ministers, stated in an interview published on Sunday that it was "too early" to label the declaration of a state of emergency in several districts of the country to combat public insecurity and organized crime as a failure, despite ongoing criminal activities causing deaths and armed attacks in these areas. Otárola emphasized that the evaluation of the state of emergency should be made after the 60 days ends and noted a reduction in crime in some districts of Lima Metropolitana.