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WORLD NEWS Tuesday 17 November 2020
Peru now has no president as crisis takes chaotic turn

By FRANKLIN BRICEÑO and charged. He vehemently
CHRISTINE ARMARIO denies any wrongdoing.
Associated Press The move outraged many
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Who is in Peru, who denounced
the president of Peru? The it as an illegal power grab
answer to that question by a Congress full of inex-
Monday was no one. perienced politicians look-
The Latin American nation’s ing out for their own inter-
political turmoil took a cha- ests. Half of the lawmakers
otic turn Sunday when in- are under investigation for
terim leader Manuel Me- potential crimes, includ-
rino quit and Congress ing money laundering and
couldn’t decide on his re- homicide. Vizcarra wanted
placement. That left Peru to do away with their par-
rudderless and in crisis less liamentary immunity — a
than a week after legisla- move popular with Peruvi-
tors ignited a storm of pro- ans but not with the legis-
test by removing President lature.
Martín Vizcarra, an anti- The little-known president
corruption crusader highly of Congress, Manuel Me-
popular among Peruvians. rino, a rice farmer, was
“There is no one at the sworn into office last Tues-
head of the government in A caravan of demonstrators on motorcycles ride as they wait for news on who will be the country’s day as hundreds of Peru-
next president, in Lima, Peru, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020.
a deep public health and Associated Press vians protested nearby.
economic crisis,” said Ab- He promised to keep in
hijit Surya, Peru analyst for Peruvians called for new Peru has much at stake: The ing a 19th-century-era place a scheduled presi-
The Economist Intelligence protests and the country country is in the throes of clause, legislators accused dential election in April. But
Unit. “It doesn’t bode well.” verged on collapse. one of the world’s most le- him of “permanent moral his Cabinet appointments
There are two potential ex- “I think this is the most seri- thal coronavirus outbreaks incapacity,” saying he took irked many, and a heavy-
its to the ordeal: Congress ous democratic and hu- and political analysts say over $630,000 in bribes in handed response by police
could put forward a new man rights crisis we have the constitutional crisis has exchange for two con- fueled anger.
candidate to approve with seen since Fujimori was in cast the country’s democ- struction contracts while A network of human rights
a simple majority vote or power,” said analyst Alonso racy into jeopardy. governor of a small prov- groups reported that 112
the country’s highest court Gurmendi Dunkelberg, re- Congress sparked the ca- ince years ago. people were injured in Sat-
could step in. But with nei- ferring to the turbulent rule lamity a week ago when Prosecutors are investi- urday’s protests from pro-
ther route guaranteed of strongman Alberto Fuji- lawmakers overwhelmingly gating the accusations, jectiles, batons and inhal-
to bring a solution, some mori from 1990 to 2000. voted to oust Vizcarra. Us- but Vizcarra has not been ing tear gas.q

Privacy activists in EU file complaints

over iPhone tracking

By FRANK JORDANS NOYB - short for “none of are similar to the cookies
Associated Press your business” - said Mon- that websites use to store
BERLIN (AP) — European day that it has asked data information on user be-
privacy activists have filed protection authorities in havior.
complaints against Apple Germany and Spain to ex- NOYB says the iOS operat-
over its use of software amine the legality of Ap- ing system creates unique
to track the behavior of ple’s tracking codes. codes for each iPhone
iPhone users. The codes, known as IDFA that allow Apple and oth-
The Vienna-based group or Identifier for Advertisers, er third parties to “identify
users across applications
and even connect online
and mobile behaviour.”
The group argues that this
amounts to tracking with-
out users’ knowledge or
consent, a practice that
is banned under the Eu-
ropean Union’s electronic
privacy rules.
“Tracking is only allowed if
users explicitly consent to
it,” said Stefano Rossetti, a
lawyer for NOYB. The pri-
vacy group said it is cur-
rently reviewing a similar
In this Sept. 25, 2015 file photo people wait in front of the Apple
store in Munich, Germany. system used by Google.q
Associated Press