LIMA, June 9 2009: Oprørslederen Alberto Pizango har søgt eksil i Nigaragua efter en arrestordre blev udstedt på ham lørdag. Det skriver BBC Online.
Alberto Pizango is accused of sedition, conspiracy and rebellion, after clashes in the north of the country with the army that left more than 30 dead.
A curfew has now been imposed in the area, after what Mr Pizango called “the slaughter of our people”.
The protests arose over plans for gas and oil exploration.
Indigenous people object to government plans to open up what they consider their ancestral lands.
Prime Minister Yehude Simon announced during an address to members of Congress that Mr Pizango had sought refuge in the Nicaraguan embassy.
Kilde: BBC Online
