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Crowd Pelts Presidential Candidate Phillip Butters in Juliaca as Police Escort Him From Radio Station

The confrontation reflects lingering anger over his 2022–2023 comments urging police to shoot protesters in Juliaca.

Overview

  • The Avanza País presidential hopeful was confronted outside Radio La Decana in Juliaca, where he had scheduled an interview.
  • Demonstrators threw eggs, stones, liquids and fruit as police formed a shield line and placed a helmet on him.
  • Video showed him moving at a trot under protection to the San Martín police station, where he remained as of the latest report.
  • Protesters included relatives of people killed during the 2022–2023 unrest in the city, according to local reporting.
  • Local outlets reported his escorted departure and shared circulating videos, with no official police statement or arrests cited.