Peru crisis: Family of ousted leader Castillo leaves for Mexico - BBC

The household of Peru's ousted President Pedro Castillo has near Peru for Mexico aft the second offered them asylum.

Mr Castillo remains successful detention successful Peru.

Peru's overseas curate had earlier granted Mr Castillo's woman and children harmless transition from the Mexican embassy successful Lima to the airport.

The Mexican ambassador to Lima besides departed connected committee the aforesaid level aft Peru had ordered him to permission the state wrong 72 hours.

Peru's overseas ministry said successful its societal media accounts that it was expelling Ambassador Pablo Monroy due to the fact that "of the repeated statements by that country's highest authorities astir the governmental concern successful Peru".

Tension betwixt the 2 countries has been increasing since Peru's Congress impeached Mr Castillo connected 7 December.

A immense bulk of Peruvian lawmakers voted successful favour of his impeachment instantly aft Mr Castillo declared a authorities of exigency and announced helium was dissolving Congress.

The caput of Peru's law tribunal said Mr Castillo's determination constituted an "attempted coup" and Congress rapidly deposed him.

He was replaced by his vice-president, Dina Boluarte, who has called for elections to beryllium brought guardant by 2 years to April 2024.

On Tuesday, lawmakers backed the earlier predetermination date, but it volition inactive person to beryllium ratified successful different ballot successful the coming months.

It is not yet wide if the determination volition beryllium capable to quell convulsive protests by supporters of Mr Castillo, who are calling some for his merchandise and for aboriginal elections.

In the hours aft his impeachment, Mr Castillo tried to marque his mode to the Mexican embassy to assertion asylum but was stopped connected the mode by his ain bodyguards and taken into custody.

He is presently successful detention and nether probe for alleged rebellion and conspiracy.

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has sided with Mr Castillo, calling his impeachment "undemocratic".

He besides instructed his ambassador to assistance asylum to Mr Castillo's wife, Lilia Paredes, and the couple's children.

This caused further choler successful Peru, wherever Ms Paredes is nether probe for her alleged ties to a wealth laundering ring.

Peruvian absorption legislator Maria del Carmen Alva accused Mexico of "sheltering the corrupt".