BBC News:
Peru’s top prosecutor has launched an inquiry into President Dina Boluarte and key ministers over weeks of clashes that have left dozens of people dead.
The officials are being investigated on charges of “genocide, qualified homicide and serious injuries”.
Violence erupted after ex-President Pedro Castillo was arrested in December for trying to dissolve Congress.
On Monday, 17 people died in clashes between Castillo supporters and security forces in south-eastern Peru.
Dozens more were injured in the city of Juliaca in what was the worst day of violence so far. Many of the victims had gunshot wounds.
The authorities accused the protesters of trying to overrun Juliaca’s airport and a local police station. An overnight curfew is now in place in the region.
