Peru's president has reportedly been detained and accused of sedition after he announced the dissolution of congress and the installation of a "government of exception" to rule by decree - just hours before he was due to face an impeachment vote. Lawmakers ignored the announcement, and in an emergency meeting impeached the president.
The
country's national police tweeted on Wednesday that "former president"
Pedro Castillo had been detained, shortly after the country's congress
voted to remove him from office on Wednesday and replace him with the
vice president.
That
vote came after Castillo ordered a night-time curfew and the
reorganization of the judiciary and prosecutor's office, which is
investigating him for alleged corruption and influence-trafficking -
charges which he denies.
The congressional vote put an end to Castillo's tumultuous 17 months in power which has already seen five cabinets, six criminal investigations and two failed attempts to impeach him.
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