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LIMA Peruvians marched in the streets across the Andean country on Thursday, many carrying effigies of rats or vultures, to demand anti-corruption reforms to clean up the country's institutions as the head of the judiciary resigned. Thousands took to the historic district of the capital Lima carrying signs that read"Kick them all out!"and chanting"Stop Corruption! National Shame!"
"It's not just about dismissing the magistrates. We need a change, a reform of the entire judicial and political system,"said Jorge Rodriguez, a 31-year-old university student. Peruvians took part in protests in cities including Cusco, Arequipa, Tacna, Iquitos on Thursday, media reported.
Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra fired his justice minister, Salvador Heresi, on Friday after a TV station released an audio of a phone conversation between the minister and a judge under investigation for influence peddling. (Reuters)
