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Mexico says it is consulting with Peru over Castillo asylum request

Police officers stand guard outside Barbadillo police penitentiary where suporters of ousted Peruvian President Pedro Castillo gather after he has been detained following his removal from office in an impeachment trial, in Lima, Peru December 8, 2022. REUTERS/Sebastian Castaneda

Mexico has started consultations with Peruvian authorities regarding former President Pedro Castillo's request to seek asylum in the country, Mexico's foreign minister said on Twitter on Thursday.

Mexico's ambassador to Peru met with Castillo where he is being detained, Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said. Castillo was arrested after attempting to dissolve Congress on Wednesday in a last-ditch failed bid to avoid an impeachment vote.

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