President Pedro Castillo was detained and removed from office on grounds of “permanent moral disability” on Dec. 7 after attempting to dissolve congress and implement a nationwide curfew.
Legislators unanimously denounced the former head of state’s decree as a coup against democratically elected officials.
A few hours before his interception by local authorities, Castillo announced his plans to disband congress in a televised broadcast.
With visibly shaking hands, the former president said he planned to disband the legislative body, which would be replaced by a newly elected assembly with “constituent powers to prepare a new constitution within a period not exceeding nine months.”…