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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Marco Aquino

Peru's Castillo faces criminal charges as new president Boluarte takes helm

Suporters of ousted Peruvian President Pedro Castillo gather outside Barbadillo police penitentiary where he has been detained after he was removed from office in an impeachment trial, in Lima, Peru December 8, 2022. REUTERS/Sebastian Castaneda

Peru's former President Pedro Castillo faced a first court hearing on Thursday over his arrest on charges of rebellion and conspiracy, as his successor issued her first pronouncements from the presidential palace.

Castillo's swift fall from power on Wednesday came after lawmakers voted overwhelmingly to remove the leader following his failed attempt to rule by decree and dissolve Congress to avoid a third impeachment vote.

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