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Police Escort Phillip Butters From Juliaca Radio After Protest Over His Past “Terrorist” Rhetoric

Families of 2022 victims in Juliaca demanded apologies for his prior calls for lethal policing.

Overview

  • Butters stayed inside Radio La Decana for several hours before the National Police formed a shielded cordon to escort him out.
  • Protesters gathered outside the station, hurled insults and some stones from a distance, and pressed for a public apology tied to the 2022 deaths.
  • The station’s director denied claims of an ambush, saying Butters’ team requested the in-studio interview and that the outlet worked to protect him.
  • During the broadcast, Butters said the 2022 unrest had infiltrators and asserted that President Dina Boluarte requires heavy security in Lima.
  • A separate account described pelting and a two-hour refuge in a bathroom, a version that has not been corroborated by mainstream local reporting.