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Peru’s President Won’t Rule Out Entering Mexico’s Embassy to Arrest Betssy Chávez

The remark has drawn warnings that any incursion would breach diplomatic inviolability.

Overview

  • In a new interview, José Jerí said he is open to all possibilities and would enter the Mexican mission if required, even as his cabinet has yet to decide next steps.
  • On November 21, a Peruvian judge ordered five months of preventive detention for Betssy Chávez and issued national and international location and capture notices through police and Interpol.
  • Mexico’s Foreign Ministry said Peru reaffirmed it will respect the inviolability of Mexican diplomatic premises in Lima, including the official residence where Chávez remains under asylum.
  • Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro warned he would withdraw his country’s embassy if Peru attacks the Mexican mission in Lima.
  • Former foreign minister Eduardo Ferrero Costa and other ex-officials said any forced entry would violate the Vienna Convention, as Peru seeks OAS guidance on a potential safe-conduct.