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Peru Expels Cuban Ambassador Carlos Zamora After Intelligence Reports of Interference

Officials say reports tied the diplomat to recent student protests.

Overview

  • The Jerí administration ended Zamora's mission and said he left Peru definitively.
  • Police and intelligence sources told El Comercio the reports alleged his involvement with people at recent student marches that saw violence in some areas.
  • Congressional Intelligence Commission president José Cueto said agencies had been tracking Zamora and received only circumstantial information.
  • Vice Foreign Minister Félix Denegri Boza summoned the ambassador on October 28 to review his activities during his tenure.
  • The Foreign Ministry has not released the intelligence it cites, while some lawmakers criticize prior governments for not acting sooner.