Peru's Congress voted to oust President Pedro Castillo in an impeachment trial on Wednesday, shortly after he attempted to dissolve the legislative body and install an emergency government.
The president justified his decree by arguing Congress was overstepping its power.
Ignoring Catillo's announcement, lawmakers voted 101-6 to remove him from office and named Vice President Dina Boluarte as interim leader. Ten lawmakers abstained from the vote.He and his family are being investigated for allegedly taking bribes in exchange for government contracts. Castillo's sister-in-law was temporarily jailed in August as part of the investigations, and Castillo, who denies wrongdoing, faces five more criminal cases, according to the attorney general's office.
“The confusion is in the 15,000 interpretations that exist about who prevails, the Congress or the president,” he said.
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