Overview

• Less than a week into the role, PNP commander Óscar Arriola addressed unrest during a transport strike in Lima and Callao.
• He said road blockades and related disturbances constitute delito flagrante, warranting immediate intervention and legal action against organizers.
• During a press briefing, he urged calm with the line that everyone will die someday, a remark that drew sharp public criticism.
• He defended the Police against insults, referenced his DIRCOTE tenure, and contrasted policing duties with past terrorism.
• Lima Region Police reported violence around 10 a.m. and full closures at Óvalo Hábich and at Avenida Pirámide del Sol with Próceres de la Independencia in San Juan de Lurigancho.